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Billions: The Politics of Influence in the United States, China and Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Connie Bruck  and
Peter Dale Scott
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Connie Bruck's account of billionaire Sheldon Adelson using his millions to refashion the politics of Israel strikes several familiar notes. Around the world states are in standoffs against their richest citizens. In Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has challenged the traditional monarchist establishment of the country. The Russian oligarchs dominated Russian politics for a decade in the Yeltsin era. In Mexico a similar role has been played by oligarchs such as Carlos Hank González (d. 2001), and Carlos Slim Helù, today the second richest man in the world.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 7 , July 2008 , e21
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