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The Wealth Hoarders

How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions
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In The Wealth Hoarders, inequality expert Chuck Collins reveals the hidden world of the Wealth Defence Industry, a secretive network of tax attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers who help the richest 0.01% amass and conceal vast fortunes. Drawing on insider interviews and his own inherited background, Collins exposes tactics such as anonymous shell companies, offshore accounts, and opaque trusts that enable the ultra-wealthy to evade taxes and entrench dynasties of wealth and power. The book concludes with concrete policy proposals aimed at dismantling these structures and restoring democratic fairness.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in politics, economics, social justice, and contemporary inequality. It appeals particularly to those seeking a thorough insider account of wealth concealment practices and democratic reform strategies.

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"A devastating insider exposâe of the industry that hides the plutocrats' trillions from the taxman"--

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For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These ‘agents of inequality’ are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%.

In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these “agents of inequality”, showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world’s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good.

This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.

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Senator Bernie Sanders calls the book a revealing exposé of a sprawling system designed to hoard wealth at everyone else's expense, offering a blueprint to reverse obscene inequality and protect democracy. Nicholas Shaxson praises it as an essential handbook for reformers confronting dangerous financial systems. Sociology Professor Brooke Harrington highlights Collins’ skillful blend of personal narrative and social scientific research to shed light on privileged worlds usually hidden from public view.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509543496

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and coedits Inequality.org. His previous books include Born on Third Base and Wealth and Our Commonwealth (with Bill Gates Sr.)

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