Billionaires : reflections on the upper crust / Darrell M. West.
2014
HC79.W4 W465 2014
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Title
Billionaires : reflections on the upper crust / Darrell M. West.
ISBN
9780815725817 (electronic bk.)
0815725817 (electronic bk.)
1322114293 (electronic bk.)
9781322114293 (electronic bk.)
9780815725824 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0815725825 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780815725961 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0815725965 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0815725817 (electronic bk.)
1322114293 (electronic bk.)
9781322114293 (electronic bk.)
9780815725824 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0815725825 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780815725961 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0815725965 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages)
Call Number
HC79.W4 W465 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)900008174
Summary
"In his new book, Darrell M. West analyzes the growing political activism of billionaires and how they have created more activist forms of politics and philanthropy based on their net worth. With this 'wealthification' of politics and society, it is important to understand how this concentration of wealth affects system performance as well as social and economic opportunity."
"Through personal interactions and rich anecdotes, West takes us inside the world of the super-wealthy through a balanced and insightful analysis of U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump and Tom Steyer. And looking abroad, West analyzes the billionaires who have run for office in nations such as Austria, Australia, France, Georgia, India, Italy, Russia, Thailand, and the Ukraine. 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."--Publisher's description
"Through personal interactions and rich anecdotes, West takes us inside the world of the super-wealthy through a balanced and insightful analysis of U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump and Tom Steyer. And looking abroad, West analyzes the billionaires who have run for office in nations such as Austria, Australia, France, Georgia, India, Italy, Russia, Thailand, and the Ukraine. 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."--Publisher's description
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-246) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The controversy over billionaires
Can rich dudes buy an election?
Referendum campaigns and policy advocacy
New modes of philanthropy
Elections abroad
The global 1,645
Innovative ideas
Not a one-person act
Better transparency, governance, and opportunity
Hope for the future.
Can rich dudes buy an election?
Referendum campaigns and policy advocacy
New modes of philanthropy
Elections abroad
The global 1,645
Innovative ideas
Not a one-person act
Better transparency, governance, and opportunity
Hope for the future.
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Print version: West, Darrell M., 1954- Billionaires.
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