“In Anand’s thought-provoking book his fresh perspective on solving complex societal problems is admirable. I appreciate his commitment and dedication to spreading social justice.” - Bill Gates An excellent book for troubled times.” - Booklist Winners Take All will be the starting point of conversations private and in groups on alternatives to the status quo and calls to action.
This must-have title will be of great interest to readers, from students to professionals and everyone in-between, interested in solutions to today’s complex problems. “This is a very difficult subject to tackle, but Giridharadas executes it brilliantly. “Anyone following the debate about the role of philanthrocapitalists, corporate foundations or tech billionaires in solving the world’s problems will want to watch for this new book.” -Jena McGregor, The Washington Post This damning portrait of contemporary American philanthropy is a must-read for anyone interested in ‘changing the world.’” - Publishers Weekly (boxed and starred review) A call to action for elites and everyday citizens alike. 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? He also 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.
We hear the limousine confessions of a celebrated foundation boss witness an American president hem and haw about his plutocratic benefactors and attend a cruise-ship conference where entrepreneurs celebrate their own self-interested magnanimity. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor how they lavishly reward “thought leaders” who redefine “change” in winner-friendly ways and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. WINNERS TAKE ALL The Elite Charade of Changing the WorldĪn insider’s 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.įormer New York Times columnist Anand 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.
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