The 1% And The Rest Of Us

The Occupy movement managed to draw global attention to the massive disparity of income, wealth and privilege held by 1%% of the population in nations across the world. In The 1%% and the rest of us, Tim Di Muzio explores what it means to be part of a socio-economic order presided over by the super-rich and their political servants. Incorporating provocative and original arguments about philanthropy, social wealth and the political role of the super-rich Di Muzio reveals how the 1%% are creating a world unto themselves in which the accumulation of ever more money is really a symbolic drive to control society and the natural environment. A timely and innovative book that provides readers with the first global political economy of the 1%%, while demonstrating how resistance can continue to challenge their rule.