The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire.

By:

SCHWAB,Tim [Author:]

Contributor(s):

Tim Schwab [Author: ]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London, United Kingdom,: Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin UK / Penguin Business imprint); 2023 (November).Description: ix,483p,: ill photo,; 23cmISBN:

9780241609477

Subject(s):

Philanthropy and its global influence — how large-scale charitable giving interacts with politics and governance
Billionaire power and wealth inequality — the role of ultra-wealthy individuals in shaping public policy and institutions
Global health, education and development policy — the intersection of private foundations and public agendas

DDC classification:

332.024

Summary: This investigative-journalism book critically examines the public image of Bill Gates — the Microsoft founder turned global philanthropist — arguing that the commonly held view of him as the benevolent billionaire is incomplete. The book details how Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and his vast wealth, exerts significant influence over global health, education, technology and policy, raising questions about democratic accountability, inequality, and the power of super-rich individuals to shape the world. It combines storytelling, investigative reporting, case studies and critical analysis to challenge the “good billionaire” myth and prompt readers to ask: when charitable power becomes political power, what are the implications for society and global justice?

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Book	Mwalimu Julius Nyerere leadership School Library 000-621	Normal Collection	332.024 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001088

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This investigative-journalism book critically examines the public image of Bill Gates — the Microsoft founder turned global philanthropist — arguing that the commonly held view of him as the benevolent billionaire is incomplete. The book details how Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and his vast wealth, exerts significant influence over global health, education, technology and policy, raising questions about democratic accountability, inequality, and the power of super-rich individuals to shape the world. It combines storytelling, investigative reporting, case studies and critical analysis to challenge the “good billionaire” myth and prompt readers to ask: when charitable power becomes political power, what are the implications for society and global justice?

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