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One Rule for the Rich…

Do the world's wealthiest people live by different rules from the rest of us?

The world’s wealthiest business executives and most influential politicians are meeting this weekend in the exclusive Swiss ski resort, Davos. They’ll be striking deals, making decisions that will affect all our lives and fawned over by the world’s media. But how accountable are they? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests as they discuss whether a tiny fraction of the world’s wealthiest live by different rules when it comes to national laws, taxation and citizenship, and if so whether this is a problem – do the super-rich bring benefits to us all?

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50 minutes

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Sat 23 Jan 2016 11:06GMT
91Èȱ¬ World Service except Australasia & News Internet

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Mykolas Rambus - CEO of WealthX which does research into high net worth individuals

Kevin Kwan - author of 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'China Rich Girlfriend'

Katy Wright - Head of external affairs at Oxfam

Branko Milanovic - economist specialising in inequality at City University, New York　

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  • Fri 22 Jan 2016 09:06GMT
    91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
  • Fri 22 Jan 2016 13:06GMT
    91Èȱ¬ World Service Australasia
  • Fri 22 Jan 2016 23:06GMT
    91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
  • Sat 23 Jan 2016 04:06GMT
    91Èȱ¬ World Service except Australasia & News Internet
  • Sat 23 Jan 2016 11:06GMT
    91Èȱ¬ World Service except Australasia & News Internet

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