Product ReviewsWinners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas (Paperback, 2020)

If you are uncomfortable leaving the development of our society to the market

Articulates a fascinating insight into why and how the economic ‘haves’ protect and improve their position, while appearing to act in the interests of the ‘have-nots’. This is not recycled class-based politics, but focusses rather on the super rich and super successful who increasingly are taking on leadership roles (and exerting influence) in areas which should be the preserve of democratic government. The target of Giridhadaras’s thesis is primarily aimed at the USA. Worth watching his YouTube appearances ahead of buying the book. Read full review...

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