Billionaires

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Synopsis
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 Trump--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:* How billionaires can block appointments and legislation they don't like* Why the supra-wealthy moved into policy advocacy and referenda at the state level* Why billionaires run for office in more than a dozen countries around the worldraine. From oligarchs in Russia and Eastern Europe to princelings in China, tycoons raise important questions about political influence, transparency, accountability, and government performance. This book argues that countries need policies that promote better transparency, governance, and opportunity.
Copyright:
2014

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780815725817
Related ISBNs:
9780815725824
Publisher:
Brookings Institution Press
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Copyrighted By:
The Brookings Institution
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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