I suggest they might want to read a copy of this book while in the Hamptons this summer.' -Joseph E. 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. Giridharadas asks hard questions: Why, for example, should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? His groundbreaking investigation has already forced a great, sorely needed reckoning among the world's wealthiest and those they hover above, and it points toward an answer: Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, we must take on the grueling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions and truly changing the world-a call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike.Ī New York Times bestseller - Named one of The New York Times '100 Notable Books of 2018' - Named one of NPR's 'Best Books of 2018' - Named one of the Financial Times 'Books of the Year' - Named one of The Washington Post's '50 Notable Works of Nonfiction' - One of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 'Best International Nonfiction' books of 2018 - One of the GreenBiz '10 Best Climate and Business Books of 2018' - 800-CEO-READ Business Book of the Year

They rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor they lavishly reward 'thought leaders' who redefine 'change' in ways that preserve the status quo and they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. Entertaining reading.' - The Washington PostĪnand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can-except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it.

An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today's news. Description NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to 'change the world' preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve.

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