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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
Published by Doubleday Canada and The Penguin Press
“In Plutocrats, Chrystia Freeland describes the evolution of a new global elite of unprecedented economic, social and political power. This mobile, denaturalized community affects the lives of billions as its wealth and values distance it from even the wealthiest of societies. Freeland explores consequent issues of equity and accountability with fluency and intimacy, capturing the…
The Shortlist
The other shortlisted books for this year’s Lionel Gelber Prize were as follows:
Jurors
William Thorsell
Jury Chair (Toronto, Canada)
Daniel W. Drezner
Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Wente
Toronto, Canada
Walter Russell Mead
USA
Gaynor Lilian Johnson
United Kingdom
Press releases
Media coverage
Toronto Star, April 11, 2013
TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin, April 11, 2013
Toronto Star, April 3, 2013
The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2013
Toronto Star, March 25, 2013
The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2013
National Post, March 25, 2013
Quill and Quire, March 25, 2013
The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2013
The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2013
Toronto Star, March 24, 2013
National Post, March 13, 2013
Foreign Policy, February 20, 2013
Metro News, February 19, 2013
Quill and Quire, February 19, 2013
Brandon Sun, February 19, 2013
Toronto Star, February 19, 2013
National Post, February 19, 2013