Wealth -- Political aspects

Wealth and power: philosophical perspectives

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"Is political equality viable given the unequal private property holdings characteristic of a capitalist economy? This book places the wealth-politics nexus at the centre of scholarly analysis. Traditional theories of democracy and property have often ignored the ways in which t…

Wealth and power: philosophical perspectives

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"Is political equality viable given the unequal private property holdings characteristic of a capitalist economy? This book places the wealth-politics nexus at the centre of scholarly analysis. Traditional theories of democracy and property have often ignored the ways in which t…

Giants: the global power elite

by Robinson, William I., Phillips, Peter

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Looks at the top 300 most powerful players in world capitalism, who are at the controls of our economic future. Phillips--in each chapter--identifies by name the members of this international club of multi-millionaires, their 17 global financial companies--and including NGOs suc…

Giants: the global power elite

by Robinson, William I., Phillips, Peter

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Transnational capitalist class power elite: a seventy-year history -- Giants: the financial core of global capitalism -- Managers: the global power elite managers of the financial giants -- Facilitators: power elite policy planning center of the transnational capitalist class --…

Giants: the global power elite

by Phillips, Peter

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A look at the top 300 most powerful players in world capitalism, who are at the controls of our economic future. Who holds the purse strings to the majority of the world's wealth' There is a new global elite at the controls of our economic future, and here former Project Censore…

Giants: the global power elite

by Phillips, Peter

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Who holds the purse strings to the majority of the world's wealth? There is a new global elite at the controls of our economic future, and here former Project Censored director and media monitoring sociologist Peter Phillips unveils for the general reader just who these players …

The tyranny of generosity: why philanthropy corrupts our politics and how we…

by Lechterman, Theodore M.

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"The practice of philanthropy, which generously releases private property for public purposes, represents in many ways the best angels of our nature. But this practice's noteworthy virtues often blind us to the exercises of private power that it represents. The Tyranny of Genero…

The tyranny of generosity: why philanthropy corrupts our politics and how we…

by Lechterman, Theodore M.

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"The practice of philanthropy, which generously releases private property for public purposes, represents in many ways the best angels of our nature. But this practice's noteworthy virtues often blind us to the exercises of private power that it represents. The Tyranny of Genero…

The tyranny of generosity: why philanthropy corrupts our politics and how we…

by Lechterman, Theodore M.

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"The practice of philanthropy, which generously releases private property for public purposes, represents in many ways the best angels of our nature. But this practice's noteworthy virtues often blind us to the exercises of private power that it represents. The Tyranny of Genero…

Billionaires: reflections on the upper crust

by West, Darrell M.

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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: reflections on the upper crust

by West, Darrell M.

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"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 t…

Billionaires: Reflections on the upper crust

by West, Darrell M.

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The top one percent own about one-third of the assets in America and 40 percent of assets around the world. This concentration of financial resources in many countries gives the ultra-rich extraordinary influence over elections, public policy, and governance. Darrell West's Bill…

Billionaires: reflections on the upper crust

by West, Darrell M.

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"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 t…

Billionaires: reflections on the upper crust

by West, Darrell M.

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"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 t…