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Plutocrats : the rise of the new global super-rich and the fall of everyone else / Chrystia Freeland.
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- ISBN: 9781594204098
- ISBN: 9781594204098
- Physical Description: xv, 330 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-317) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- History and why it matters -- Culture of the plutocrats -- Superstars -- Responding to revolution -- Rent-seeking -- Plutocrats and the rest of us -- Conclusion. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Rich people > Conduct of life. Poor. |
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Table of Contents
Plutocrats : The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. ix | |
| 1 | History and Why It Matters | p. 1 |
| 2 | Culture of the Plutocrats | p. 38 |
| 3 | Superstars | p. 88 |
| 4 | Responding to Revolution | p. 111 |
| 5 | Rent-Seeking | p. 188 |
| 6 | Plutocrats and the Rest of Us | p. 229 |
| Conclusion | p. 277 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 289 | |
| Notes | p. 293 | |
| Bibliography | p. 313 | |
| Index | p. 319 |
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