
You Will Own Nothing
Your War With a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 18, 2023
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ The bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy.
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- Who it’s for
- A pointed look at ownership, wealth, and who may shape the financial future.
- Themes
- Personal wealth and asset ownership, Economic power and inequality, Financial control
- Genres
- Political Economy, Managing Your Money, Money & Monetary Policy
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ The bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy. When Carol Roth first heard that one of the World Economic Forum’s predictions for 2030 was “You will own nothing, and be happy,” she thought it was an outlandish fantasy. Then, she researched it.
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What she found was that a number of businesses, governments, and global elites share a vision of a future that sounds utopian: Everyone will have everything they need, and no one will own anything. From declines in home and vehicle ownership to global inflation and government spending, many of the trends of modern life reveal that a new world that is emerging—one in which Western citizens, by choice or by circumstance, increasingly do not own possessions or accumulate wealth. It’s the perfect economic environment for the rich and powerful to solidify their positions and prevent anyone else from getting ahead. In You Will Own Nothing¸ Roth reveals how the agendas of Wall Street, world governments, international organizations, socialist activists, and multinational corporations like Blackrock all work together to reduce the power of the dollar and prevent millions of Americans from taking control of their wealth. She shows why owning fewer assets makes you poorer and less free. This book is essential guide to protecting your hard-earned wealth for the coming generations.
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A pointed look at ownership, wealth, and who may shape the financial future.
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- Questions about shrinking ownership and personal financial control
- A skeptical take on who benefits from economic change
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- An argument linking businesses, governments, and international organizations
- A focus on assets, wealth, and economic freedom
Where it sits
| Political Economy | 26% |
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| Managing Your Money | 19% |
| Money & Monetary Policy | 19% |
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Publisher categories
- Money & Monetary Policy
- Personal Finance
- Economics
- Business and Government
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- Corporate Governance
- Globalization
- Political Economy
- Economic Policy
- Authors
- Carol Roth
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 18, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Personal wealth and asset ownership · Economic power and inequality · Financial control
- Reading lane
- Money & Monetary Policy