Carl Rhodes 
Stinking Rich [EPUB ebook] 
The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire

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Billionaires are an ultra-elite social class whose numbers are growing alongside their obscene wealth while others struggle, suffer or even die.

They represent a scourge of economic inequality, but how do they get away with it? A set of dangerous and deceptive inter-connected myths portrays them as a ‘force for good’:

– the ‘heroic billionaire’ asserts they are gallant protagonists of the American Dream gone global

– the ‘generous billionaire’ pretends that their philanthropic efforts and personal good deeds should be lauded for generosity and benevolence

– the ‘meritorious billionaire’ insists that extreme wealth is a worthy reward for individual hard work and talent

– the ‘vigilante billionaire’ claims to be able to solve the world’s biggest problems where bureaucrats and politicians have failed.

Each of these myths enables billionaire wealth and power to set us back to old-style feudalism and plutocracy.

Offering a trenchant critique, this incisive book testifies to the growing international political will to take concrete actions in supporting economic justice and democratic equality.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Joel Bakan

Preface


1. The Righteous Rich

2. Money and Power

3. The Myth of the Heroic Billionaire

4. The Myth of the Generous Billionaire

5. The Myth of the Meritorious Billionaire

6. The Myth of the Vigilante Billionaire

7. Reasons for Hope

Über den Autor

Carl Rhodes is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. He researches the ethical and democratic dimensions of business and work. Carl regularly writes for the mainstream and independent press on issues related to ethics, politics and the economy.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 218 ● ISBN 9781529239126 ● Verlag Bristol University Press ● Ort Bristol ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 2025 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 9350802 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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