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Capital without Borders

Wealth Managers and the One Percent

Brooke Harrington

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$36.00 • £28.95 • €32.50

ISBN 9780674743809

Publication Date: 09/12/2016

400 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

2 photos, 6 illus., 1 map, 2 tables

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Brooke Harrington is Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.

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At the Guardian, read Brooke Harrington’s comparison of bad behavior by the ultra rich with that of the poor—and analysis of the popular reaction to each
Read Jacobin interview with Harrington in the wake of autumn 2017’s “Paradise Papers” info dump
Listen to Harrington discuss “lifestyles of the rich and hidden” on WNYC’s On the Media
At The Nation, read an interview with Harrington about the role wealth managers play in the perpetuation of global inequality and the undermining of democracy
At Aeon, read Harrington’s discussion of the importance of that basic human feeling—trust—to building a solid relationship between wealth managers and their ultra-rich clients
On NPR’s podcast The Hidden Brain, listen to Harrington discuss the bizarre universe of the ultra-rich—and the incredible intimacy of their relationships with their wealth managers
Read Harrington’s thoughts on the Paradise Papers at the Atlantic, BBC News, the Christian Science Monitor, Fox News, the Irish Times, and Kenya’s The Star
At the HUP Blog, read Harrington on why the Paradise Papers matter
At the Washington Post, read Harrington’s argument that while Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks are indeed collectively wealthier than any other Cabinet in history, the real damage to democracy will occur if and when those individuals fail to put the country’s interests before personal gain
Listen to Harrington discuss how the one percent hide their money on Australia Radio National’s LateNightLive and on the history of capitalism podcast Who Makes Cents?
In the Guardian, read an excerpt from Capital without Borders on the daily paranoia and intrigue central to a wealth manager’s mission
In the Atlantic, read Harrington’s report on the intimate relationship between the ultra-rich and those who keep them so financially comfortable
Also at the Atlantic, read Harrington’s explanation of how tax haven status contributes to a country’s political corruption and social decline and reminiscence of her own undercover training to become a wealth manager
Listen to Harrington discuss the “Panama Papers” and the issues they raise with the BBC World Service’s World Have Your Say (starting at 27:40) and Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon
Read an excerpt from Capital without Borders in Der Freitag [in German]
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2018 Best Book Award, Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility of the American Sociological Association

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