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內容簡介 比爾．蓋茲與諾貝爾經濟學獎得主史迪格里茲同聲讚譽，《紐約時報》前專欄作家Anand Giridharadas揭發全球菁英欲改善社會實則傷害社會的內幕。「有趣且吸引人…對那些以為正在改善實則使情況更糟的掌權者、慈善財閥與有志推動變革的人士們來說，是時候好好清算他們在這個惡性循環的困境中所擔任的角色了。」- 約瑟夫．史迪格里茲《紐約時報》書評「Anand在這本發人深省的書中，針對解決複雜社會問題所提出的新觀點令人激賞，他散播社會正義的使命與奉獻讓我敬佩。」- 比爾．蓋茲《紐約時報》前專欄作家Anand Giridharadas帶領我們進入新鍍金時代的內殿，看看那些金權掌握者如何在不威脅社會秩序與他們的地位下，為公平、正義而戰。我們看見他們如何將自己重新塑造成窮人的拯救者，如何以贏者全拿的方式獲取重新定義”改變”的”思想領導人”虛名，看他們如何不斷地尋求為善，卻也沒有減少對社會的傷害。為什麼我們最深切的問題，不是由公共機關，而要由這些並非經由選舉所產生，反而透過遊說與避稅來侵蝕公部門的上流社會人士來解決？作者力陳，我們不該依靠贏者的隻字片語，而是要負起艱難的民主任務，建立更穩健、平等的機構。'Entertaining and gripping . . . For those at the helm, the philanthropic plutocrats and aspiring "change agents" who believe they are helping but are actually making things worse, it's time for a reckoning with their role in this spiraling dilemma' Joseph Stiglitz, New York Times Book Review'In Anand's thought-provoking book his fresh perspective on solving complex societal problems is admirable. I appreciate his commitment and dedication to spreading social justice' Bill GatesAn insider's trenchant investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their culpabilityFormer New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviours of the poor; how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways; and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm.But why should our gravest problems be solved by the unelected upper crust instead of the public institutions it erodes by lobbying and dodging taxes? Rather than rely on scraps from the winners, Giridharadas argues that we must take on the gruelling democratic work of building more robust, egalitarian institutions. Trenchant and revelatory, Winners Take All is a call to action for elites and citizens alike.
