Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else

from marshapetry

Pretty good book but I honestly can't remember much about it so I guess that doesn't say much about it. It's just that it wasn't all that inciteful. It was dismal and depressing and basically true. Oh well.

from StephenBarkley

In 2011 the Occupy Wall Street movement brought the issue of wealth distribution into our public conversations. The protesters and activists labeled themselves the 99 percent-those with far less wealth than the 1 percent who worked on Wall Street. Chrystia Freeland goes further in Plutocrats. The...

from VGAHarris

Good breakdown on who is a plutocrat, how they got that way, and what they do. It does inundate you with individual stories to illustrate the points and themes. One for each topic would have been sufficient. Worth the read because it speaks to global economics, but lower rating because you often ...

from LynnB

This book, written in 2012, talks about the growing wealth and power of the top 1% of global wealth-holders. It's well written and easy to read, although if you are not at all familiar with financial markets, you may find yourself "googling" a few things. While a lot has been said and written abo...

from oldbookswine

Read this book with my Ipad handy to research what was written. Book covers the role that the ultra rich play in the economy of our country as well as the world. Growing up I thought 1 million was a lot of money. Not in todays world. Billions covers it. Great book to understand what is happening ...