Cuckooland by Tom Burgis review – reputation management

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A work of investigative reporting whose very existence proves that the rich don’t always have the last word

‘The ultra-rich, ultra-connected class that seeks to control the story that forms around them as tightly as they control everything else in their gilded lives.’‘The ultra-rich, ultra-connected class that seeks to control the story that forms around them as tightly as they control everything else in their gilded lives.

As Burgis sets out, though, that is only one of two possible narratives. It is this version of reality on which Amersi would like you to focus, and it is certainly true so far as it goes – all of those things have happened. But most of Cuckooland is about the other side of Amersi’s story, his role as an international “dealmaker”, helping companies gain access to sectors in emerging economies across Asia.

The world Burgis reveals is a complex and murky one: oligarchs make deals and then make enemies. Their fixers secretly record one another and then switch sides. Allegation is met with counter-allegation, and everyone insists they are on the level even if others are not.

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