{"product_id":"alt-finance-marlzune-benquet-9780745346854","title":"Alt-Finance: How the City of London Bought Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear analysis of the about-turn in the modern financial sector towards free-market authoritarianism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Powerful financial forces have supported the neoliberal project since the 1980s to advance their interests, but there are now signs that these forces have a new face and a new strategy. The majority of the British finance sector threw its support behind Britain leaving the European Union, a flagship institution of neoliberalism. Beyond this counterintuitive move, what was really happening and why? \u003ci\u003eAlt-Finance\u003c\/i\u003e examines a new authoritarian turn in financialised democracies, focusing on the City of London, revealing a dangerous alternative political project in the making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a clash with traditional finance, the new behemoths of financial capital - hedge funds, private equity firms, and real estate funds - have started to cohere around a set of political beliefs, promoting libertarian, authoritarian, climate-denying, and Eurosceptic views. Protecting investments, suppressing social dissent, and reducing state interference are at the core of their mission for a new world order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By following the money, the authors provide indisputable evidence of these worrying developments. Through a clear analysis of the international dealings of this new authoritarian-libertarian regime, not just in Britain but in the US and Brazil, we can understand how our world is being shaped against our will by struggles between dominant groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlène Benquet,Théo Bourgeron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745346855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745346854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 4.96w x 0.55d","brand":"Marlène Benquet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441315361023,"sku":"9780745346854","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c793c39-e7bb-4e72-a6b5-f2720ff70676.jpg?v=1777190104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alt-finance-marlzune-benquet-9780745346854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}