{"product_id":"taxing-the-rich-marco-deuropa-9791282328135","title":"Taxing the Rich: How Global Elites Use Justice to Keep Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy would billionaires, tech visionaries, and global power brokers publicly ask to be taxed more?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a time of rising inequality and political distrust, this question has been treated as a sign of moral awakening-a moment in which the world's wealthiest finally recognize their responsibilities to society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Deuropa argues the opposite.\u003c\/b\u003e In this bold and unsettling book, Deuropa reveals why the new language of \"tax justice\" has little to do with justice at all. Instead, it functions as a sophisticated instrument of power: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ea strategy for stabilizing a fragile global order, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ea moral shield for elites seeking legitimacy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a way to reinforce their indispensable role in shaping the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on global case studies-from the U.S. and the U.K. to France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Spain, and beyond-Deuropa shows how the call to \"tax the rich\" changes meaning depending on the country, yet always serves the same underlying purpose: \u003cb\u003eto preserve the authority of those who already govern the system, whether from boardrooms, platforms, or supranational institutions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the book lies a deeper insight: we have entered an age in which morality is increasingly crafted, curated, and deployed \u003cb\u003eas a tool of governance\u003c\/b\u003e. When even the demand for fairness becomes a strategic asset, what remains of justice itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the Rich Want to Be Taxed\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping analysis of the new moral economy of power-an indispensable read for anyone who wants to understand the hidden logic of our political moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marco Deuropa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791282328135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AD Veritatem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Marco Deuropa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520177123583,"sku":"9791282328135","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57992471-dbbe-49d0-a37a-df2c5c0822d3.jpg?v=1778741209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taxing-the-rich-marco-deuropa-9791282328135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}