The Trouble with Billionaires: How The Super-Rich Hijacked The World (And How We Can Take It Back) - Brossura

Brooks, Neils

Brossura

ISBN 10: 185168994X ISBN 13: 9781851689941

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2013

Riassunto

In this searing and entertaining indictment of the super-rich, Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks challenge the idea that today's cavernous income inequality is the result of merit, and reveal how the global economic system has been hijacked by the wealthiest, with disastrous consequences for us all. The high taxes and strong social programmes of the 1950s, `60s and `70s gave us sky-high economic growth and rising equality. In recent years, however, we've been constantly told that taxes and government spending are bad. McQuaig and Brooks systematically debunk these claims. As their research shows, not only do lower taxes correlate with worse societal outcomes - from health to the environment - they also fail to produce economic prosperity. A daring challenge to the conventional wisdom, The Trouble with Billionaires provides the most compelling case yet for rejecting the Coalition's mean-spirited mix of tax breaks for the rich and austerity for the rest.

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Recensione:

"A devastating expose from two of our most rigorous, knowledgeable and humorous chroniclers of corporate excess. Indispensable."
--Naomi Klein

"Magnificent: the book of the moment."
--George Monbiot<

"Lively, tough-minded, and impeccably researched."

--Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

‘A fusion of rigorous academic analysis and sharp, witty journalism... perfectly pitched... a manifesto for our times.’ --LeftCentral blog

“Lively, tough-minded, and impeccably researched.” --Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

L'autore:

Described as ‘Canada's Michael Moore’ by the country's National Post, Linda McQuaig is an award-winning investigative reporter and columnist for the Toronto Star. She is the author of seven Canadian bestsellers, which have earned her a reputation as a fierce critic of the establishment.

Neil Brooks is director of the Graduate Program in Taxation at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto. He has published extensively on income tax issues and has been a consultant on tax policy and reform issues to numerous governments around the world.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 185168994X
• ISBN 13: 9781851689941
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288