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How much money is too much? Is it ethical, and democratic, for an individual to amass a limitless amount of wealth, and then spend it however they choose? Many of us feel that the answer to that is no--but what can we do about it? Ingrid Robeyns has long written and argued for the principle she calls limitarianism--or the need to limit extreme wealth. This idea is gaining momentum in the mainstream--with calls to tax the rich and slogans like every billionaire is a policy failure--but what does it mean in practice? Robeyns explains the key reasons to support the case against extreme wealth: It keeps the poor poor and inequalities growing. It's often dirty money. It undermines democracy. It's one of the leading causes of climate change. Nobody actually deserves to be a millionaire. There are better things to do with excess money. The rich will benefit too. This will be the first authoritative trade book to unpack the concept of a cap on wealth, where to draw the line, how to collect the excess, and what to do with the money. In the process, Robeyns ignites an urgent debate about wealth, one that calls into question the very forces we live by--capitalism and neoliberalism--and invites us to a radical reimagining of our world.

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"""[A] withering critique of the ethical, moral, and fiscal harms of unlimited wealth concentration...[This] caustic but balanced attack offers an equitable economic compromise."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""In the Industrial Age, a rising tide of wealth tended to lift yachts and dinghies alike. But in our Digital Age, yachts proliferate while dinghies get swamped. Robeyns' argument that top heavy wealth is sinking living standards for the many, spreading economic fear that authoritarians exploit is sound and her thoughtful ideas for reining in extreme wealth are provocative."" -- ""David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author"" ""This book will surely be a conversation starter, especially in today's political climate and dramatic period of inflation."" -- ""Booklist"""

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Ingrid Robeyns is an author and editor. She holds master degrees in economics and philosophy and obtained her PhD for a thesis on gender inequality and the capability approach at Cambridge University. She currently holds the chair in ethics of institutions at Utrecht University. In 2018, she was elected as a member of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2021, she was awarded an Emma Goldman Award for her work on inequality studies and feminism by the FLAX foundation in Vienna. She lives in Utrecht, Netherlands. Rachel Bavidge is an experienced audiobook narrator who has recorded over fifty titles. Her recent radio and TV work includes Kafka's The Castle, EastEnders, Call the Midwife, The Shadowline, Emmerdale, and Doctors, and her stage work includes the West End run of Whose Life Is It Anyway? and Shakespeare with the Sir Peter Hall Company.

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