The Velvet Rope Economy - How Inequality Became Big Business
Verlag | Profile Books |
Auflage | 2020 |
Seiten | 352 |
Format | 15,2 x 21,7 x 2,7 cm |
Trade Paperback | |
Gewicht | 358 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781788165990 |
Bestell-Nr | 78816599UA |
Schwartz shows how business innovators have stepped in to exploit the gap between the rich and everyone else, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to profit by serving the privileged. The frictionless world of VIP experiences seems like good business, but the costs are mounting. Schwartz's gripping account shows the toll the velvet rope divide is taking on society.
Kurzbeschreibung:
A new and gripping investigation into the rise of the virtual velvet rope economy
Klappentext:
In nearly every realm of daily life there is an invisible velvet rope that divides how we live. On one side, appointments are secured, queues are skipped and doors are opened. On the other, people fight for an empty seat on the plane, a place in line at a theme park or even a hospital bed.
Schwartz shows how business innovators have stepped in to exploit the gap between the rich and everyone else, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to profit by serving the privileged. The frictionless world of VIP experiences seems like good business, but as this model expands, the costs are mounting. Schwartz's gripping account takes us on a glittering, behind-the-scenes tour of this new reality - and shows the toll the velvet rope divide is taking on society.
Rezension:
If you've wondered how today's rich live ... you need to read The Velvet Rope Economy. You'll never look at boarding a plane-or privilege and polarization-the same way. Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit