Description |
xv, 330 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-317) and index. |
Summary |
A journalist and industry specialist for Reuters examines the growing disparity between the rich and the poor, taking a non-partisan look into the businesspeople who are amassing colossal fortunes and preferring the company of similar people around the world. |
Contents |
Introduction -- History and why it matters -- Culture of the plutocrats -- Superstars -- Responding to revolution -- Rent-seeking -- Plutocrats and the rest of us -- Conclusion. |
Subject |
Poor.
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Local Subject |
Poor people.
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Subject |
Rich people -- Conduct of life.
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ISBN |
9781594204098 hardback $27.95 |
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1594204098 hardback |
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