The Rich and the Super-Rich:A Study in the Power of Money Today Plutocrats : the rise of the new global super-rich and the fall of everyone else Chrystia Freeland (Penguin books, Business, current events) Penguin books,... FerdinandLundbergWrited - The Rich and the Super-Rich:A Study...
The ability of very wealthy individuals (or, as I will call them, the ‘super-rich’) to turn their economic power into political power has been—and remains—an important cause of political inequality. In response, this paper advocates an original solution. Rather than solving the problem ...
France’s most famous and controversial writer on Trump, Ukraine and what he believes lies behind the rise of the far right September 6 2024 Life & Arts John Lewis chair Sharon White: ‘I always ask, what’s the upside?’ The outgoing chief on guiding the retailer through financial storms...
in which a Trumpian wing is suddenly becoming far more powerful. Interestingly, the factors that supposedly led to the rise of Trump in America (opposition to imports, the Great
The chair of Siemens Energy told CNBC he is less concerned by the recentrise in inflationin Germany than he is by the gloomy public mood. Joe Kaeser, the former chief executive of German conglomerate Siemens, said base effects and the monthly and quarterly readings meant he was not overly fo...
After a year, however, he's completely at home here, laughing and joking with the security guys, lawyers, and hacker guests, talking thoughtfully about the escalating struggle for control of electronic information. "There's a completely new creation in the world," he says. "And the battle ...
AI also looks like it's going to have a huge effect on how companies manage social media, but for now, I wasn't super impressed with many of the apps that made a big deal of it. Most apps that allow you to schedule your posts already employ some kind of AI to find the best time...
The telecommunications sector is also on the rise, with Airtel.in witnessing a 22.3% growth rate, driven by increased digital connectivity needs. Additionally, the news industry shines through websites like Hurriyet.com.tr and TheSun.co.uk, indicating a heightened demand for credible inf...
I particular enjoyed Keith Hart’s reminiscence of becoming a fence and money lender during his PhD fieldwork in Ghana – which gave rise to the notion of the informal economy; I’ve met Keith (a fellow Mancunian) and love his book The Memory Bank. Also Swartz’s essay about cash, and...
In case anyone is interested, here are previous winners. Last year it was Ed Conway (Material World) and Paul Johnson (Follow the Money); in 2022 James Bessen for The New Goliaths and Brad Delong for Slouching Towrds Utopia (I saw Brad briefly in Berkeley too); in 2021 I picked Amarty...