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The Bill Gates Problem Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
Schwab, Tim Editor: Penguin Books UK Number of pages: 483 Dimensions: 153/234/39 Language: Anglais Available	ISBN: 024160947X EAN: 9780241609477 OLF code: 9668564 Format: Livre Broché Publication date: 16/11/2023 Category: Economie	Price: 24.30 € Vat: 5.5% Add to basket

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<A razor-sharp reappraisal of one of the titans of modern philanthropy From greedy to generous, from cold- to kind-hearted, from rogue to hero, Bill Gates is an extraordinarily complex public figure. Yet over the last decade, we''ve reduced him to a flat caricature: a sweater-wearing, avuncular billionaire, who is adamantly giving away all of his money through the Gates Foundation in order to improve the lives of others. This simplistic portrait perilously ignores the political influence that Gates has acquired through his charitable work, and the controversial ways in which he utilises it. We might like to think of the Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but that''s simply not how it works in practice. The charity internally sets a policy agenda for how to fix the world - based on one man''s worldview - then imposes this vision onto the developing world by funding groups that align with it. Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, The Good Billionaire offers readers a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world''s most famous figures. But more than that, this book speaks to a vital political question around economic inequality and the erosion of democratic institutions - why should the super-rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?<>

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