Philanthrocapitalism
Going for Growth
Capitalism is something of a dirty word at the moment, so the launch on March 24th of a new initiative to attract finance for capital-starved entrepreneurs in the developing world is a[...]
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Anonymous Billionaires
Not everybody is doing badly in the economic crisis. John Paulson, a hedge fund boss, is coining it. He famously took home $3.7 billion in 2007 (personally), after he shorted[...]
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Gates Again
“Gratuitous and thoughtless” is how Dave McCoy wrongly sums up our characterisation of his views about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has posted a detailed comment on our[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Why Bother Saving a Life?
We should all be giving away at least 5% of our income and the rich should hand over up to a third, argues philosopher Peter Singer in his new book The[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Cool Collaborations
Did you hear the one about the Jewish Community Center and the YMCA? They merged. Yes, we are serious. In Toledo, Ohio. And for this, last week, they were rewarded with[...]
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Bash the Rich
You might have thought that a bold plan backed by a Nobel Prize winning economist to raise over $75 billion to help the developing world would shake Britons from their knee-jerk cynicism[...]
Bylines
Matthew Bishop is the US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of The Economist. Mr. Bishop was previously the magazine's London-based Business Editor.
Michael Green is an economist and writer, based in London. He is an adviser to the Big Society Network and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Read more.