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The Art of the Posse-able
If you want a model for how the world can solve its most pressing problems in the 21st Century, it is the posse. As governance systems go, the Wild West[...]
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Failing Haiti
“How the world failed Haiti” is the title of a gloomily critical article by Janet Reitman in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The gist of Janet’s argument is[...]
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Bill Clinton Competition!
Bill Clinton, who is a big fan of ‘Philanthrocapitalism’, has generously signed a copy of the paperback. We are going to give away this unique ‘presidentially-endorsed’ edition to one of[...]
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A Blair Giving Pledge?
“A classic PR idea gone bad” was one of the derisory reactions to the news on August 16th that Tony Blair is going to donate the profits (the advance alone is[...]
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Ranking The Best Philanthrocapitalists
It was good to see Barron’s magazine’s cover feature about the world’s 25 best givers, which rightly observed that “the name of the game in philanthropy this year is to[...]
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Bill Clinton on Philanthrocapitalism
“In Philanthrocapitalism, Matthew Bishop and Michael Green show the remarkable extent to which private wealth can advance public good by applying entrepreneurial skills, speed, and score-keeping to our most persistent[...]
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Enter Our Competition!
Win a pre-publication copy of Philanthrocapitalism in paperback! The first copies of the paperback have arrived hot off the presses at our offices. The book looks great – with an[...]
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Inducing Obama
At first glance, the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama is absurdly premature. Beyond his fine words, it is hard to demonstrate conclusively that President Obama has[...]
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Tony Blair’s New Life
Tony Blair’s new life as a philanthrocapitalist is getting into full swing. On July 5th, the former British prime minister launched a report calling on the world’s biggest economies to[...]
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Reasons to be Cheerful?
Despite the economic crisis, there is still reason to feel optimistic about making progress on some of the nastiest diseases affecting the world’s poorest people. That was the message of[...]
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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.