2021
DOI: 10.1007/s12115-021-00580-0
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Billionaires in Global Philanthropy: a Decade of the Giving Pledge

Abstract: Billionaire philanthropists claim to play a key role in advancing well-being and public goods across the world. One of the most prominent recent expressions of these efforts is the Giving Pledge, created in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates in collaboration with Warren Buffett. After a decade of its existence, this analysis of the Giving Pledge population and its commitment letters shows an overall dominance of white, male, and US-based billionaires among the signatories. Tech billionaires are a wealthier and you… Show more

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“…Formalised arrangements with megaphilanthropy might help in the short term. 30 It is a sad commentary on society that the fruits of brilliant biomedical research, ultimately paid for by public money, are becoming unaffordable to most people who need them.…”
Section: The Futurementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Formalised arrangements with megaphilanthropy might help in the short term. 30 It is a sad commentary on society that the fruits of brilliant biomedical research, ultimately paid for by public money, are becoming unaffordable to most people who need them.…”
Section: The Futurementioning
confidence: 99%