{"product_id":"9780141043425-plutocrats","title":"Plutocrats","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise of the New Global Super-Rich\u003cbr\u003eForget the 1 per cent - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1 per cent. There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. This title deals with this topic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForget the 1% - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1% .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. While the wealthiest 10% of Americans, for example, receive half the nation's income, the real money flows even higher up, in the top 0.1%. As a transglobal class of highly successful professionals, these self-made oligarchs often have more in common with one another than with their own countrymen. But how is this happening, and who are the people making it happen? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChrystia Freeland, acclaimed business journalist and Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters, has unprecedented access to the richest and most successful people on the planet, from Davos to Dubai, and dissects their lives with intelligence, empathy and objectivity. Pacily written and powerfully researched, \u003ci\u003ePlutocrats \u003c\/i\u003ecould not provide a more timely insight into the current state of Capitalism and its most wealthy players.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb piece of reportage . a tremendous illumination' (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e on Freeland's previous title, \u003ci\u003eSale of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942870036577,"sku":"9780141043425","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32226605.jpg?v=1737102740","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141043425-plutocrats","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}