The Oligarchs' Grip : Fusing Wealth and Power / David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lingelbach, David, 1961- author.

Rodríguez Guerra, Valentina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]

Summary:

The first ever guide to oligarchs as a global and historical phenomenon. Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa, Lebanon, and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1 billion, and they all – whether directly or indirectly – impact our daily lives. Who are they and how have they dominated our world? What lessons can we learn from them, and what might the future hold? In The Oligarchs’ Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power, entrepreneurship professor David Lingelbach and oligarch researcher Valentina Rodríguez Guerra draw upon more than 25 years of research (including conversations with Vladimir Putin and other oligarchs), 16 case studies, and dozens of historical examples to develop the first-ever model revealing the strategies oligarchs employ to fuse wealth and power, and transition between the two. This model gives insight into how oligarchs use multiple control mechanisms to exploit an increasingly uncertain world. The Oligarchs’ Grip is a fascinating read for economists, political scientists, business academics, policymakers, businesspeople and anyone interested in oligarchs and the wealth and power they wield on the politico-economic scene today.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Part I: Types

Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 What Do We Know About Oligarchs?

Chapter 3 Business Oligarchs

Chapter 4 Political Oligarchs

Part II: Strategies

Chapter 5 Oligarchs Are Entrepreneurial

Chapter 6 Friends with Benefits - Oligarch Alliances and Competition

Chapter 7 Waiting for the Main Chance - How Oligarchs Exploit Strategic Timing

Chapter 8 Flying Under the Radar - How Oligarchs Employ Secrecy and Stealthiness

Part III: Endings

Chapter 9 Oligarchs in History

Chapter 10 W(h)ither Oligarchs

Chapter 11 Conclusion

List of Principal Characters (in Alphabetical Order)

A Selective Oligarch Chronology

Appendix 1: Methodology

Appendix 2: How We Constructed the Lingelbach-Rodríguez Oligarch Index

A Guide to Further Reading

References

List of Figures

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783111028255

3111028259