The Swiss mountain resort of Davos turns into a center for global economic discussions every year at the end of January. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)At Davos, Crisis Culls the Guest List -- New York Times
The Masters of the Universe no longer sit atop the magic mountain.
Not long ago, at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Richard S. Fuld Jr. of Lehman Brothers held forth on the state of the global economy before mesmerized journalists and cowering subordinates while other Wall Street stars mingled after-hours with the likes of Claudia Schiffer, the German supermodel.
As business, government and nonprofit leaders trek up the peak originally made famous by Thomas Mann’s novel, but now better known for the gabfest that begins Tuesday, star power is no longer in, The New York Times’s Nelson D. Schwartz writes.
This year, politicians, not corporate titans, are poised to be the big draw, echoing the broader power shift away from the free market as one government after another tries to prop up its sinking economy.
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