Plutocrats

The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else

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In the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Forget the 1%; it's the wealthiest .01% who are fast outpacing the rest of us. Today's colossal fortunes are amassed by the diligent toiling of smart, perceptive businessmen who see themselves as deserving victors in a cutthroat international competition.
Cracking open this tight-knit world is Chrystia Freeland, an acclaimed business journalist. At ease in Davos or Dubai, Freeland has reported on the lives and minds of these new super-elites for nearly decade. Grounding her interviews in the economics and history of modern capitalism, she provides examples of the new wealth and its consequences. She showcases the $3 million birthday party of a New York…

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January 7, 2014

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CHRYSTIA FREELAND is a Canadian politician, journalist and author. Before entering politics in 2013, she was Managing Director and Editor, Consumer News at Thomson Reuters, following years of service at The Financial Times in both New York and London. She was the deputy editor of The Globe and Mail, and has reported for The Financial Times, The Economist, and The Washington Post. Freeland is also the author of Sale of a Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution.