Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust

Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust

Meet the Billionaires: the 1,645 men and women who control a massive share of global assets worth $6.5 trillion. Darrell West reveals what the other 99.99998% of us need to know. With rich anecdotes and personal narratives, West goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy. Meet U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Tom Steyer, and Donald Trumpâ€”as well as international billionaires from around the globe. The growing political engagement of this small supra-wealthy group raises important questions about influence, transparency, and government performance, and West lays bare the wealthification of politics, including: â€¢ How billionaires can block appointments and legislation they donâ€™t like â€¢ Why the supra-wealthy moved into policy advocacy and referenda at the state level â€¢ Why billionaires run for office in more than a dozen countries around the world
Country USA
Brand Brookings Institution Press
Manufacturer Brookings Institution Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, black & whi
ReleaseDate 2014-09-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780815725824

Country	USA
Brand	Brookings Institution Press
Manufacturer	Brookings Institution Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, black & whi
ReleaseDate	2014-09-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780815725824

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