Billionaires - Reflections on the Upper Crust

Informationen zum Autor " Darrell M. West is the vice president of Governance Studies and the director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. He is the author of 19 books on American politics and the recipient of several book awards." Klappentext "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 world" Zusammenfassung An estimated 40 percent of global assets are controlled by 1!645 men and women - the billionaires. This book reveals what the other 99.9998 per cent of us need to know. With rich anecdotes and personal narratives! it goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy.

Product details

• Authors: West, Darrell M. West
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2014
• EAN: 9780815725961
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-2596-1
• No. of pages: 269
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Pressure groups & lobbying, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy