Billionaires in World Politics
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Billionaires in World Politics
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Bel Davies
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By:
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Peter Hagel
About this listen
Billionaires in World Politics shows how the privatization of politics assumes a new dimension when billionaires wield power in world politics, which requires a rethinking of individual agency in international relations. Structural changes have generated new opportunities for individuals to become extremely rich and to engage in politics across borders. The political agency of billionaires is being conceptualized in terms of capacities, goals, and power, which is contingent upon the specific political field a billionaire is trying to enter.
Six case studies explore the power of billionaires in their pursuit of security, wealth, and esteem. Regarding the economy, the book studies how the Koch brothers' political protection of fossil fuels is affecting climate change mitigation, and how Rupert Murdoch's opinion-shaping is valorizing conservatism across borders. An analytical conclusion evaluates the prior findings in order to address three major questions: Is it more appropriate to see billionaires as "super-actors", or as a global "super-class"? What is the relative power of billionaires within the international system? What does the power of billionaires mean for the liberal norms of legitimate political order?
©2020 Peter Hägel (P)2022 Tantor