You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic,kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.We might like to think of the Gates Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money,collaborating with stakeholders,and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help,but is that how it works in practiceCombining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting,The Bill Gates Problem offers readers a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world's most widely recognized individuals - a true global celebrity with international reach. 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
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241609507Number of pages: 496Weight: 500 gDimensions: 240 x 156 x 28 mm
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Tim Schwab has written the definitive critique of Bill Gates as bully-philanthropist. Schwab uses the case of Gates to tell a compelling and carefully researched story that raises disturbing questions about the lack of accountability of power-philanthropy.'- Robert Kuttner,co-founder and co-editor,The American Prospect
'This is not the story of one bad man,so much as a demonstration of the inability for anyone-no matter how smart or rich-to solve the world's problems from the top down with money and technology. As this well-argued and immensely engaging account of Bill Gates's forays into world-saving by fiat make clear,the problem with Big Philanthropy is the Big Hubris that comes along with it.This is not the story of one bad man,so much as a demonstration of the inability for anyone-no matter how smart or rich-to solve the world's problems from the top down with money and technology. As this well-argued and immensely engaging account of Bill Gates's forays into world-saving by fiat make clear,the problem with Big Philanthropy is the Big Hubris that comes along with it.'- Douglas Rushkoff,author of Survival of the Richest
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