{"product_id":"stinking-rich-1","title":"Stinking Rich By Rhodes, Carl","description":"\u003cp\u003eBillionaires are an ultra-elite social class whose numbers are growing alongside their obscene wealth while others struggle, suffer or even die. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey 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’:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-the ‘heroic billionaire’ asserts they are gallant protagonists of the American Dream gone global \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-the ‘generous billionaire’ pretends that their philanthropic efforts and personal good deeds should be lauded for generosity and benevolence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-the ‘meritorious billionaire’ insists that extreme wealth is a worthy reward for individual hard work and talent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-the ‘vigilante billionaire’ claims to be able to solve the world’s biggest problems where bureaucrats and politicians have failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of these myths enables billionaire wealth and power to set us back to old-style feudalism and plutocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a trenchant critique, this incisive book testifies to the growing international political will to take concrete actions in supporting economic justice and democratic equality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57836649218430,"sku":"NW9781529239119","price":12.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/stinking-rich-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}