Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World
By (author): "Bill Clinton, Michael Green, Matthew Bishop"
Publish Date:
September 30th 2008
ISBN1596916958
ISBN139781596916951
AsinPhilanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World
Original titlePhilanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Are Trying to Save the World
For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away. For the philanthrocapitalists-the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give-it's like business. Largely trained in the corporate world, these "social investors" are using big-business-style strategies and expecting results and accountability to match. Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is leading the way: he has promised his entire fortune to finding a cure for the diseases that kill millions of children in the poorest countries in the world. In Philanthrocapitalism, Matthew Bishop and Michael Green examine this new movement and its implications. Proceeding from interviews with some of the most powerful people on the planet-including Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, and Bono, among others-they show how a web of wealthy, motivated donors has set out to change the world.