{"product_id":"billionaires-reflections-on-the-upper-crust-9780815725961","title":"Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith rich anecdotes and personal narratives, West goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy. Meet U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Tom Steyer, and Donald Trump--as well as international billionaires from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe growing political engagement of this small supra-wealthy group raises important questions about influence, transparency, and government performance, and West lays bare the wealthification of politics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- How billionaires can block appointments and legislation they don't like\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Why the supra-wealthy moved into policy advocacy and referenda at the state level\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Why billionaires run for office in more than a dozen countries around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrell M. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.75h x 5.47w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815725961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDarrell M. West\u003c\/b\u003e is the vice president of Governance Studies and the director of the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings. He is the author of 19 books on American politics and the recipient of several book awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40202799612019,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_38cc490b-2827-4107-9558-66f68d0545bd.jpg?v=1656252621","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/billionaires-reflections-on-the-upper-crust-9780815725961","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}