The Oligarchs’ Grip
eBook - ePub

The Oligarchs’ Grip

Fusing Wealth and Power

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Oligarchs’ Grip

Fusing Wealth and Power

About this book

Goody Business Book Awards Finalist 2023
Shortlisted in the International Business Book category at the Business Book Awards in partnership with Pathway Group 2024

The first ever guide to oligarchs as a global and historical phenomenon.

Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa, Lebanon, and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1 billion, and they all – whether directly or indirectly – impact our daily lives.

Who are they and how have they dominated our world? What lessons can we learn from them, and what might the future hold?

In The Oligarchs' Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power, entrepreneurship professor David Lingelbach and oligarch researcher Valentina Rodríguez Guerra draw upon more than 25 years of research (including conversations with Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs), 16 case studies, and dozens of historical examples to develop the first-ever model revealing the strategies oligarchs employ to fuse wealth and power, and transition between the two. This model gives insight into how oligarchs use multiple control mechanisms to exploit an increasingly uncertain world.

The Oligarchs' Grip is a fascinating read for economists, political scientists, business academics, policymakers, businesspeople and anyone interested in oligarchs and the wealth and power they wield on the politico-economic scene today.

Book talk with both authors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iAwhJjN3hk

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9783111027760
eBook ISBN
9783111029320
Edition
1
Subtopic
Geopolitics

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Part I: Types
  6. Part II: Strategies
  7. Part III: Endings
  8. List of Principal Characters (in Alphabetical Order)
  9. A Selective Oligarch Chronology
  10. A Guide to Further Reading
  11. Index