*The New York Times bestseller*
What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite? In this revelatory investigation, Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, showing how the elite follow a 'win-win' logic, fighting for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten their position at the top.
But why should our gravest problems be solved by consultancies, technology companies and corporate-sponsored charities instead of public institutions and elected officials? Why should we rely on scraps from the winners? Trenchant and gripping, this is an indispensable guide and call to action for elites and citizens alike.
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Imprint: Allen Lane
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Published: 24/01/2019
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ISBN: 9780241400722
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Length: 304 Pages
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RRP: £12.99
Reviews
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Giridharadas takes a swipe at the global elite in a trenchant, provocative and well-researched book about the people who are notionally generating social change . . . Read it and beware
Martha Lane Fox, Financial Times Books of the Year
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Hugely enjoyable. . . A spirited examination of the hubris and hypocrisy of the super-rich who claim they are helping the world
Aditya Chakrabortty, Guardian
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Entertaining and gripping . . . For those at the helm, the philanthropic plutocrats and aspiring "change agents" who believe they are helping but are actually making things worse, it's time for a reckoning with their role in this spiraling dilemma
Joseph Stiglitz, New York Times Book Review
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A splendid polemic. . . Giridharadas writes brilliantly on the parasitic philanthropy industry
Economist
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Anyone who enjoys acute observation will appreciate Winners Take All. . . Whichever party is in office, the rich are usually in control. If you are wondering why, turn to Giridharadas
Edward Luce, Financial Times
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Giridharadas isn't afraid to speak his mind, even if it means taking down some of the most powerful people on the planet. . . He has started a movement with his latest book Winners Take All, a scathing critique of a society that rewards monopolistic models, faux philanthropy and protects the interests of a wealthy few
Tabitha Goldstaub, Forbes
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A fierce book. . . What gives Giridharadas's heartfelt critique such force is that he is a heretic, someone chosen for the equivalent of the priesthood in the new religion of philanthropy who had a revelation and decided to renounce the faith
Iain Martin, The Times
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In Anand's thought-provoking book his fresh perspective on solving complex societal problems is admirable. I appreciate his commitment and dedication to spreading social justice
Bill Gates
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Winners Take All boldly exposes one of the great if little-reported scandals of the age of globalization: the domestication of the life of the mind by political and financial power and the substitution of 'thought leaders' for critical thinkers. It not only reorients us as we lurch out of a long ideological intoxication; it also embodies the values -- intellectual autonomy and dissent -- that we need to build a just society
Pankaj Mishra, author of Age of Anger
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In this trenchant and timely book, Anand Giridharadas shows how the winners of global capitalism seek to help the losers, but without disturbing the market-friendly arrangements that keep the winners on top. An indispensable guide for those perplexed by the rising public anger toward 'change-making' elites
Michael J. Sandel, author of What Money Can't Buy
