Bill Gates Problem
Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
- author
- Tim Schwab
- Narrator
- Tim Schwab
- Length
- 15 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Catalogue #
- 18662
- Categories
- Economics Politics & Current Affairs
- Ratings
- 0 star rating
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.
The Gates Foundation 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 widely recognized individuals. 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?