Philanthrocapitalism
A Social Competitiveness Index?
Imagine if countries competed with each other to create the best environment in which social innovation can happen… That’s the idea behind a new project we are working on, with[...]
Monthly Archive: June 2010
Philanthrocapitalism
Taking the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge
Today’s launch by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett of the giving pledge is a big step forward for philanthrocapitalism. Indeed, it marks philanthrocapitalism’s coming of age as a[...]
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Meg Whitman, Turkish Flotillas and the Limits of Philanthropy
What do the victory of billionaire Meg Whitman in the recent primary to be the Republican candidate for governor of California, and the controversial Gaza aid flotilla have in common? Both these recent[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
The Great Data Debate
“There can be no turning back on data. We’ve got to accept that measurement is here to stay, and make it work”. So said Geoffrey Canada, the driving force of[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Time for Europe’s Sleeping Giants to Awake
The Eurozone has so far borne the brunt of the financial markets’ scepticism about the sustainability of public expenditure in the developed world, forcing countries like Greece, Spain, Italy and[...]
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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.