Author: OLIVER BULLOUGH
Title: Moneyland. Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back
Description: Profile Books, 2018. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 298. From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the world.nOnce upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn't much he could do with it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his friends and family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by mice.nAnd then some bankers in London had a bright idea.nJoin the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich.nLearn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability. Discover the true cost of being open for business no matter how corrupt and dangerous the customer. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back.nThis is the story of wealth and power in the 21st century. It isn't too late to change it. ISBN: 9781781257920. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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