Philanthrocapitalism
The Year of Philanthrowoman
The start of the New Year means that it is time, yet again, to gaze into our philanthrocrystal ball and make our annual predictions. We did OK last year but[...]
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Philanthrocapitalism
A ‘Bloomberg’ for Impact Investors
Can the new trend of impact, or social, investing live up to the hype? That question was debated earlier this week in the New York Times, on the back of[...]
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Philanthrocapitalism
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[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Raj Shah’s Opportunity
So the long wait for Barack Obama to nominate America’s international development czar is over. Congratulations to Raj Shah, who should breeze through the confirmation process to become head 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.