Bibliograph

Moneyland, the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world, Oliver Bullough

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Moneyland, the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world, Oliver Bullough

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-285) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moneyland

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1099525948

Responsibility statement

Oliver Bullough

Sub title

the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world

Summary

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise. Once 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. And then some bankers had a bright idea. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland<U+2014>the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's most stable countries. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back

Target audience

adult

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