Ergebnis für "Kleptopia" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

Vom Kreml bis Peking, von Harare bis Riad und von Paris bis zum Weißen Haus - in Kleptopia folgt der preisgekrönte Enthüllungsjournalist Tom Burgis dem schmutzigen Geld, das die Weltwirtschaft überflutet, Diktatoren ermutigt und Demokratien schwächt. Burgis folgt in seinem Buch vier Spuren, die ein globales Netz der Korruption aufdecken.

They are everywhere, the thieves and their people. Masters of secrecy. Until now we have detected their presence only by what they leave behind. A body in a burned-out Audi. Workers riddled with bullets in the Kazakh desert. A rigged election in Zimbabwe. A British banker silenced and humiliated for trying to expose the truth about the City of London. They have amassed more money than most countries. But what they are really stealing is power.

In this real-life thriller packed with jaw-dropping revelations, award-winning investigative journalist Tom Burgis weaves together stories that reveal a terrifying global web of corruption. Glimpses of this shadowy world have emerged over the years. In Kleptopia, Burgis connects the dots. He follows the dirty money that is flooding the global economy, emboldening dictators, and poisoning democracies. From the Kremlin to Beijing, Harare to Riyadh, Paris to the White House, the trail shows something even more sinister: the thieves are uniting. And the human cost will be great.