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Moneyland
- Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back
- Narrated by: Oliver Bullough
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Categories: Money & Finance, Economics
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Publisher's Summary
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the world.
Once upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn't much he could do with it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his friends and family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by mice. And then some bankers in London had a bright idea.
Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless super-rich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability.
Discover the true cost of being open for business no matter how corrupt and dangerous the customer. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. This is the story of wealth and power in the 21st century. It isn't too late to change it.
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"You cannot understand power, wealth and poverty without knowing about Moneyland." (Simon Kuper, New Statesman)
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-2019
Mind Blowing!
I finished this in 2 days, captivating story, well researched and great oration - 5 stars!!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-11-2019
The rich get richer and the poor have babies
I've heard that phrase many times in my life and then Oliver Bullough explains why that is so and brings it all into today's reality.
Well researched with brilliant insights, it all makes sense now
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- Ian
- 29-08-2019
Fascinating and very disturbing
We all know that crooked money sloshes around the global system, but this book exposes the vast scale, well beyond what we could ever imagine. The shocking and hypocritical complicity of Governments and institutions in facilitating and profiting from it is galling. Great book but leaves you feeling powerless and ripped off by the system.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-12-2020
Great listen
This was better than my other favourite corruption book Panama papers as it covered a broader area with a story that is entertaining and flows. It’s true the corrupt rule the world and the vast majority of the rest of us are clueless. I’m now in the know and completely helpless to do anything about it.
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- Jas Web
- 04-10-2020
good analyses of the main problem
Good. Obviously can't include every country but a good overview... Interesting listen, and highly recommended
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- Anonymous User
- 22-08-2020
Eye-opening
Really enjoyed this book (easy to listen to and understand as well, no jargon) - fascinating to understand how money and laws are manipulated and moved, and how governments and banks have facilitated this over the years. A great history lesson as well as a warning for the future.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-2020
excellent insight into a hidden world
know some of the basics but this really taught me a lot about what goes on in the hidden world of the rich
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- Orca
- 03-09-2020
A bit half baked
The book as a whole lacks structure so that it reads, rather ploddingly, like a write-up of the author's notes - a travelogue more than a serious treatise. It makes for an anecdotal style overall that undermines the profundity and implications of Bullough's thesis. Also there are whopping omissions. No mention of the Panama papers, or the mortal dangers that more forensic investigators have encountered. Interesting, but definitely a missed opportunity.
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- M. Gallagher
- 10-05-2019
Fascinating investigation
You will race through this book. Highly recommended.
Moneyland is a fascinating insight into the murky world of how the super wealthy and super corrupt hide their fortunes.
It will make you furious, not only with the super wealthy, those dictators and kleptocrats, but also the banks, the middlemen, the small islands in the Atlantic, the clandestine Swiss culture, the lawyers and all the other enablers in the chain that make up the cast of this book. As a Londoner, I felt particularly aggrieved at the City's role in the story.
With each chapter, you do feel like your soul is being squeezed a little more with every new tale of the ruthless pursuit of greed, but the author uncovers and explains the processes so elegantly and vividly, that a layperson like me could understand how these tricks are deployed and that at least someone is digging.
Even though the author does a remarkable investigation, you still get the sense that there is so much more out there that is shielded from all attempts to uncover, so I hope a sequel is in the works - hopefully, one where more people end up in prison!
Really well read by the author too.
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- Judy Corstjens
- 22-04-2019
Makes you quite angry
It is rather depressing and angry-making hearing how western lawyers and bankers, particularly here in London, help kleptocrats and dictators the world over move and then spend their stolen and extorted cash. How you can buy citizenship from a range of compliant countries, from tiny islands trying to make a buck once cast off into impecunious independence, to paid up members of the EU - or go one better and buy diplomatic immunity by becoming a diplomat of some tin-pot state. The USA made some progress breaking the banking secrecy laws of Switzerland - but then refused to reciprocate with the rest of the world, and now offers tax havens on-shore in the US for non-US citizens. Oliver Bullough is a naturally witty and sunny person, and his writing reflects this joyful personality, somewhat countering what would be a rather sombre subject.
Narration : Bullough reads his own book and is not a professional actor. However, he gives it a jolly good try and his enthusiasm and natural wit carry it off, making the delivery very personal and enjoyable.
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- Julia Bonner
- 11-06-2019
A Good Exposé but....
My main criticism of the relates to the title. “Moneyland: Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back”. The part detailing why and how thieves rule the world is very good. Detailed and well researched it shines a light on the dirty underbelly of our societies. However the part of the title that states “how to take it back” didn’t really appear. Perhaps it was implied. In fact my takeaway from the book was that as soon as laws get made to tackle the issues and crimes in moneyland, new loopholes are immediately created and the law becomes leaky at best, obsolete at worst. It’s almost as if the “how to take it back” part is futile.
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- Ms. K. D. Chadha
- 12-06-2019
Needs a bit of editing
It’s a bit long and verbose, there are quicker ways to get the point. It felt a bit like being back at university!
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-05-2019
Misleading title
Interesting listen but does not live up to its promise. This book does describe (very well) why thieves and crooks now rule the world, but offers almost no useful advice on how to take if back.
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- Gareth Galea
- 12-04-2019
Shocking!
Moneyland is a shocking glimpse into the world of the ostentatious and half-visible super rich. If you don't feel righteous anger after listening to what Mr. Bullough has to say then you're either thick or in on the scam. I expected a dry, technical report but instead got a fast-paced and hard-hitting account of a complex global phenomenon which underlies many of the problems the average person in society faces today. This is something we need to deal with immediately. I thoroughly recommend this audio book.
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- papapownall
- 12-08-2020
The root of all evil transcends national borders
We live in a world where money can buy just about anything. According to the author of this book Oliver Bullough (pronounced "Bull - Oh") the ultra rich live in a place called Moneyland where anything is possible including citizenship in low tax territories and, the greatest prize of all, diplomatic immunity from the law which seemingly can be purchased by making a donation to a cash strapped country. Moneyland exists anywhere that people want to hold funds outside governments. Money moves freely, laws do not.
Bullough traces the roots of the current world order back to the Bretton Woods agreement at the end of World War II to impose fixed exchange rates between their currencies and the US dollar with the intention of encouraging international collaboration and trade. The inception of Eurobonds in the 1960s gave high net worth individuals greater ability to move their wealth around the world and independence of some small countries from their colonial masters gave rise to "tax havens" and jurisdictions that did not ask too many questions when accepting deposits.
For many very rich people, taking advantage of arrangements such as off shore trusts and complex corporate structures is simply efficient tax planning and enables them to steer clear of public scrutiny. Unfortunately for them, it would seem, Moneyland is also inhabited by criminals and corrupt government officials who want to stash away their ill gotten bounty without too many questions being asked. The author describes some of these shell company structures as like using a plastic bag to pick up a dog turd, it keeps your hands clean.
There is no shortages of territories that are willing to hold wealth and shelter taxes including the UK Channel Islands, Caribbean islands such as Nevis and Bermuda, micro-states such as Liechtenstein and Monaco in addition to the previously secretive Swiss banking system. Following the economic crisis of 2008, however, some high profile Swiss banks were embarrassingly for them, forced to disclose the names of account holders by US regulators. This was only a minor blip for Moneyland and Swiss banks have been replaced, ironically enough, with trusts in Nevada and South Dakota as the favoured place to stash their money.
The scale of funds held by the ultra rich are quite simply staggering and I would encourage anyone to read this book who has a passing interest in global economics.
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- Scott
- 12-10-2019
worth the credit!
Great voice, interesting topic. Would listen again.
Well researched and look forward to any more work from Oliver
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Super interesting
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- Amazon Customer
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Excellent work
Well done researching this. Many thanks. Do some more digging. Try British Charities for a start.
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