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Highlights
- Why Democracy Needs the Rich challenges the prevailing belief that wealth undermines democracy, offering instead a bracing, thought-provoking claim that the rich play an essential role in sustaining and improving democratic institutions.
- Author(s): John O McGinnis
- 224 Pages
- Political Science, Intelligence & Espionage
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Book Synopsis
Why Democracy Needs the Rich challenges the prevailing belief that wealth undermines democracy, offering instead a bracing, thought-provoking claim that the rich play an essential role in sustaining and improving democratic institutions. At a moment when billionaires are often vilified as symbols of inequality and unchecked power, John O. McGinnis reframes the debate, arguing that the wealthy are not just vital contributors to innovation and economic growth but also indispensable counterbalances to the power of journalists, academics, and entertainers, who shape opinion and policy without facing the voters.Drawing on history, economics, and political philosophy, McGinnis illustrates how the rich stabilize democracies by funding civic institutions, championing diverse ideas, and driving the technological progress that itself prevents entrenched gatekeepers from monopolizing the public square. He shows how wealth can act as a check on the power of special interests and bureaucracies.With sharp analysis and compelling examples, this book explores the distinct role of the wealthy in preserving the balance and dynamism of a free society. It highlights how their financial independence fosters ideological diversity and their investments fuel innovations that benefit citizens at all socioeconomic levels.Far from defending inequality, Why Democracy Needs the Rich is a clear-eyed argument for how wealth, under the proper constraints, strengthens the foundations of representative democracy and fosters a more resilient, prosperous society.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Intelligence & Espionage
Publisher: Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: John O McGinnis
Language: English
Street Date: February 10, 2026
TCIN: 94584598
UPC: 9781641774635
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-8734
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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