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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453165403321

Autore

Taylor Jim <1947->

Titolo

The new elite [[electronic resource] ] : inside the minds of the truly wealthy / / Jim Taylor, Doug Harrison, and Stephen Kraus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : American Management Association, c2009

ISBN

1-282-10218-4

9786612102189

0-8144-0177-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonDoug <1965->

KrausStephen

Disciplina

332.024/010973

Soggetti

Wealth - United States

Rich people - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Today's Wealth Explosion: The Supernova and the Gravitational Pull of Money; 2. Debunking Paris Hilton: Why the Wealthy Told Us Their Stories; 3. The Wealth of the Nation: Four Waves of American Wealth; 4. There's a New Sheriff in Town: The Triumph of the Middle Class; 5. Money Matters: The Myths and Realities of the Wealthy and Their Money; 6. The New Luxury: The Search for Sublime Value; 7. The Journey of Wealth: The Arc of Maturation; 8. Flavors of Wealth: The Five Lifestyle Choices; 9. Globizens: Global Citizens and the Waning of Nationalism

10. Wealtherkind: The Children of Entrepreneurial Wealth11. The Third Age: Reinventment and Philanthrobusiness; 12. The Plutonomy: When 5 Percent of the Haves Own More Than the Other 95 Percent Combined; A Final Word; Appendix: Our Methodologies for Studying the Wealthy; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at America's rich that shatters the myths about how the ""other half"" lives.