Talking about the number of people living on or below a “dollar a day” is a simple, effective way of telling the story of progress (or the lack of it) in reducing global poverty. But focusing on income alone has obvious limitations as a measure of extreme poverty. These have been highlighted by the launch […]
In Philanthrocapitalism we wanted to highlight that the current boom in philanthropy is not just an American phenomenon, even if the most prominent philanthrocapitalists are people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. The new wave of giving is reaching Asia and Latin America, the Former Soviet Union, Britain and, even, Europe. A recent article by Bhekinkosi Moyo, first published […]