Billionaires and Stealth Politics
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Table of Contents

Contents
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Who the Billionaires Are
Chapter 2. Stealth Politics on Taxes and Social Security
Chapter 3. Four Billionaires Up Close
Chapter 4. Keeping Quiet on Social Issues
Chapter 5. Reshaping State and Local Politics
Chapter 6. What Is to Be Done about Billionaires?
Appendixes
1. Comparison between 2013 and 2016 Forbes Lists
2. Keywords Used for Taxation and Social Security Searches
3. Position Taking among Forbes Top 100 on Economic Issues
4. Position Taking among Forbes Top 100 on Social Issues
5. Keywords Used for Social Issue Searches
Notes
References
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Who the Billionaires Are
Chapter 2. Stealth Politics on Taxes and Social Security
Chapter 3. Four Billionaires Up Close
Chapter 4. Keeping Quiet on Social Issues
Chapter 5. Reshaping State and Local Politics
Chapter 6. What Is to Be Done about Billionaires?
Appendixes
1. Comparison between 2013 and 2016 Forbes Lists
2. Keywords Used for Taxation and Social Security Searches
3. Position Taking among Forbes Top 100 on Economic Issues
4. Position Taking among Forbes Top 100 on Social Issues
5. Keywords Used for Social Issue Searches
Notes
References
Index
Review Quotes
Lawrence Lessig, author of America, Compromised
“Incredibly important. The authors provide—for the first time—a clear sense of the politics and political activity of the top one hundred billionaires in America, matching what billionaires have said with what they’ve done and showing the troubling transparency gap that is critical to the evolution of policy. Billionaires and Stealth Politics is a key addition to understanding our current political reality, focused on it most significant lever.”
Darrell M. West, Brookings Institution
“The wealth held by American billionaires exceeds the Gross Domestic Product of dozens of countries. They exercise tremendous influence over society, the economy, and politics. Yet their impact is not well-understood. Page, Seawright, and Lacombe have given us a compelling and original piece of work on an important topic.”
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