Moneyland the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Money...
| Main Author: | Bullough, Oliver, 1977- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
St. Martin's Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: |
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland--the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's most stable countries. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. |
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| Physical Description: |
296 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781250208705 125020870X |
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