The Trouble with Billionaires: Why Too Much Money At The Top Is Bad For Everyone - McQuaig, Linda; Brooks, Neil

Clean, tight, unmarked; large personal inscription on title page; small crease to upper inside front corner of cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Although the glittering lives of billionaires may seem to be a harmless source of entertainment, such financial power has hugely negative consequences for everyone's well-being and for the very functioning of democracy. Yet as the super-rich pull ever farther ahead of the rest of society - claiming a larger share of society's resources than at any time in history - questions about the legitimacy of this extreme concentration of money at the top have become all but taboo. The new global elite and its supporters insist that their fortunes have been earned in a "meritocracy." But authors McQuaig and Brooks argue that the new rich have captured their gigantic financial rewards not because of special talents or abilities, but largely by getting control of the political agenda and rigging the rules in their own favour.
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Soft cover
Penguin Canada
Toronto. ON