Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World

TheÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling, groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate todayâ€™s news.

Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they canâ€”except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. They rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; they lavishly reward â€œthought leadersâ€ who redefine â€œchangeâ€ in ways that preserve the status quo; and they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm.Â Â
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Giridharadas asks hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? His groundbreaking investigation has already forced a great, sorely needed reckoning among the worldâ€™s wealthiest and those they hover above, and it points toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, we must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the worldâ€”a call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 54804155
Color White
ReleaseDate 2019-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101972670

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	54804155
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2019-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781101972670

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World

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