{"product_id":"stinking-rich-the-four-myths-of-the-good-billionaire-9781529239102","title":"Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carl Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e They 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\u003e Each of these myths enables billionaire wealth and power to set us back to old-style feudalism and plutocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Offering 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":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45299246170263,"sku":"9781529239102","price":2414.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781529239102.webp?v=1769285310","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stinking-rich-the-four-myths-of-the-good-billionaire-9781529239102","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}