Well-timed, tightly written… Admirably international in its approach.

Financial Times

A smart set of case studies in support of greater corporate responsibility.

Kirkus Reviews

This book usefully shines a light into a little-studied area at the intersection between business and politics.

MoneyWeek (UK)

At a time when democracies are in crisis and oligarchs are swaggering, Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee offer hope-and even better, hope that is backed by serious scholarship. In this captivating and insightful book, packed with rich insights ranging from the United States to the European Union to South Korea, two of our most respected political scientists powerfully show how corporate scandals can unite people to reclaim their democratic politics from the likes of Elon Musk.

Gary Bass, author of Judgment at Tokyo

Few books are fun to read while suggesting credible ways of addressing urgent global problems: Billionaire Backlash does just that. It zeroes in on the Silicon Valley tycoons who have amassed unparallelled power over our lives. Through their opaque private companies, they now control essential public services. Through their newspapers and social media, they promote their interests and way-out opinions. Read it: this matters.

Paul Collier, author of The Future of Capitalism

In an age of democratic crisis, Billionaire Backlash shows us how corporate scandals offer unexpected opportunities for societal renewal – revealing how we as citizens can still assume the power to make the rules in modern democracies. Just read it – have fun, get wiser and get out there!

Margrethe Vestager, former EU Commissioner