{"product_id":"stinking-rich-by-carl-rhodes-9781529239102","title":"Stinking Rich","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBillionaires are an ultra-elite social class whose numbers are growing alongside their obscene wealth while others struggle, suffer or even die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey represent a scourge of economic inequality, but how do they get away with it? A set of dangerous and deceptive inter-connected myths portrays them as a 'force for good':\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe 'heroic billionaire' asserts they are gallant protagonists of the American Dream gone global.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe 'generous billionaire' pretends that their philanthropic efforts and personal good deeds should be lauded for generosity and benevolence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe 'meritorious billionaire' insists that extreme wealth is a worthy reward for individual hard work and talent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe 'vigilante billionaire' claims to be able to solve the world's biggest problems where bureaucrats and politicians have failed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these myths enables billionaire wealth and power to set us back to old-style feudalism and plutocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering a trenchant critique, this incisive book testifies to the growing international political will to take concrete actions in supporting economic justice and democratic equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStinking Rich\u003c\/em\u003e by Carl Rhodes challenges these narratives, advocating for a fairer distribution of wealth and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796749177068,"sku":"9781529239102","price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12812743482732.jpg?v=1757106284","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/stinking-rich-by-carl-rhodes-9781529239102","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}