Matthew Bishop of The Economist discusses the theory behind his new book Philanthrocapitalism: How The Rich Can Save The World.
He highlights the effective ways new philanthropists are working to solve the world's most intractable problems.
Bio
Matthew Bishop
Matthew Bishop is the New York bureau chief and US business editor of The Economist and previously served as the magazine's London-based business editor. He is the author of several acclaimed books, most recently, The Road From Ruin: How to Renew Capitalism and Put America Back on Top and Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World, both with Michael Green. He has also written numerous special reports for The Economist on such topics as corporate governance and the private equity boom.
Before joining The Economist, Bishop was on the faculty of the London Business School. He was honored by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and served as chairman of the Forum's Global Agenda Council on Philanthropy and Social Investing. He has also been a member of the Sykes Commission on restoring trust in the investment system and the UN Advisory Group for the International Year of Microcredit.