Philanthrocapitalism
The Billionaire Boys Club
In her book last year, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System”, Diane Ravitch dismissively described the wealthy philanthropists who are bankrolling various efforts to improve the[...]
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Osama bin-Laden – Philanthropist?
The late and unlamented terror chief may not be anyone’s idea of a philanthropist, least of all ours. Yet, however offensive it may seem, the horrible thought does raise some[...]
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“Bah! Humbug!” in the Wall Street Journal
Two recent articles in the Wall Street Journal have taken shots at elements of philanthrocapitalism – the idea, endorsed by many of the most successful capitalists, that capitalism needs to[...]
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Betting on the Poor
“This is pushing microfinance in the loansharking direction,” said Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace prize-winning founder of Grameen Bank, in response to today’s news that SKS, an Indian microfinance institution,[...]
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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[...]
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Is Michael Edwards Wearing Any Clothes?
Our old sparring partner Michael Edwards has been banging the drum against philanthrocapitalism again. We actually agree on more than Michael admits – particularly that philanthrocapitalism needs transparency and accountability[...]
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Don’t Vote for a Free Lunch!
Invoking the name of Robin Hood (Britain’s famous bandit who, according to the legend, ”robbed from the rich to give to the poor”) aid lobby groups, celebrities and philanthrocapitalists such as[...]
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The Year of Giving Dangerously
2009 showed that the philanthrocapitalism revolution is here to stay, as mega-giving by the likes of Bill Gates and the mass philanthrocapitalism of organisations like kiva.org and donorschoose surged ahead[...]
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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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The Soros Stimulus
George Soros is at it again, making waves with another big, controversial gift – this time of $35m to help New York’s poorest school children. He may be the favourite[...]
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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.