Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
- ISBN-10
- 110197267X
- ISBN-13
- 9781101972670
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Anand Giridharadas
Description
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 can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. They rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in ways that preserve the status quo; and they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm
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