Chapter 21, The Politics of Exile Summary

The South African revolution is explained, where exiled Afrikaners left with most of the transferable and portable wealth. The people left behind resurrect the De Beers diamond company under a different name, and diamonds become the new country's primary source of wealth. Money from these two sources finds its way to Tsung Aerospace, which helps to finance the spaceship fleet.

Chapter 21, The Politics of Exile Analysis

This chapter contains background on how money works, when politics go into an upheaval. Not surprising, the money flows away from conflict and into more stable accounts overseas. Tsung Aerospace benefits from the investments, and so the world of finance turns.