Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

$0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Billionaires in World Politics cover art

Billionaires in World Politics

By: Peter Hagel
Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £15.99

Buy Now for £15.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Thinking Like an Economist cover art
The Death of the Left cover art
The Chinese Vortex cover art
Tangled Titans cover art
The Party and the People cover art
American Amnesia cover art
Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance cover art
The Dictatorship of Woke Capital cover art
The Political Theory of Neoliberalism cover art
The Responsible Globalist cover art
Friendly Fascism cover art
The Great Convergence cover art
How Change Happens cover art
Straight Talk on Trade cover art
Political Science for Dummies cover art
The End of Power cover art

Summary

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

Love Books? You'll Love Audible.

Transform your day

Transform your day

Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.

Listen everywhere

Listen everywhere

You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.

Carry your entire Library

Carry your entire Library

Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.

Listen and learn

Listen and learn

Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.

Reach your reading goals

Reach your reading goals

Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.

Find your niche

Find your niche

WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.

Try for £0.00 £7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

What listeners say about Billionaires in World Politics

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.