ABSTRACT
On 20 January 2004 a Dutch television program showed an interesting interview with Dr H.O.C.R. Ruding, vice-president of Citibank/Citicorp in New York and former Minister of Finance in the Netherlands. The interview contained, among others, the following statements:
Ruding: There is not much that is equally divided in the world . . .. Sometimes I have the impression that rich people cooperate.
