Moneyland

The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World

By: Oliver Bullough

Narrated by: Oliver Bullough

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

This program is read by the author.

"If you want to know why international crooks and their eminently respectable financial advisors walk tall and only the little people pay taxes, this is the ideal book for you. Every politician and moneyman on the planet should read it, but they won't because it's actually about them." (John le Carré, author of A Legacy of Spies)

An investigative journalist's deep dive into the corrupt workings of the world's kleptocrats.

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders who prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise.

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 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 US have become money-laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's most stable countries. 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.

©2019 Oliver Bullough (P)2019 W.F. Howes Ltd.

A true crime book.

Learn about an upside down world where the true criminals are punished with yachts, luxury penthouses and exclusive experiences most of us didn't even know existed.

Fascinating read!

I took a chance on this book not knowing much about the topic and really glad I did! It expanded my understanding and shocked me — I see world news with a very different lens now. Some chapters are easier to read than others (some got a bit complicated), but (as a beginner to economics/globalization topics) I enjoyed being challenged.

I learned a lot of interesting things

Excellent research and stories. It should be mandatory reading for certain courses in college. Great read. Absolutely recommend it.

Full Look Into Corruption on a Global Scale

This book gives an inside look as to how corruption occurs on a global scale. The author does a great job outlining how exceptions are made for certain people based on socioeconomic status. Furthermore, he puts much of the blame on countries that perpetuate this system of elusiveness.

AMAZING

Best book I’ve read on financial crimes ever. Level of detail, wit, historical context unmatched. Must read for everyone as it affects everyone.

love love love this book

I loved this, already listened to it twice and if anyone knows other books similar I would love to read them

Insightful

Very well researched and well organized. This work delivers a comprehensive assessment of corruption and how it's proceeds cross international borders.

Excellent Read...To bad more Americans are not...

interested in topics like this. If so, we might fix some of our bigger issues.

Worrying!

When we globally organize and share our intelligence to reduce this corruption. a shared graphed-knowledge structure is required. Method and mechanisms are now available to enable humans to operate with a wholly shared global knowledge network and operations-lifecycle repository.

interesting book, difficult problem

the book provided a comprehensive overview of how we got to where we are - to where offshore money has infiltrated our politics, markets and the prices of goods. lots of interesting stories of individuals and events that provide context and color to the problem. Not too much in the way of hope going forward, but that might be, unfortunately, the most realistic assessment.