Yet underneath the veneer of being “good guys” their philanthropy is shifting decision making from the democratic public sector to the private sector. The press, he points out, portray these philanthropists as good, generous guys (mostly men) merely trying to help. His argument looks at how rich and powerful philanthropists focus on helping the victims of our current economic and political system while failing to challenge this system, which also helped propel these philanthropists into the financial stratosphere. Giridharadas is a former foreign correspondent and columnist for the New York Times and current journalism teacher at New York University. The book presents a lucid and powerful critique of the market-focused and anti-democratic ideology of much of current philanthropy. If you are looking for a high-level assessment of current, elite philanthropy I highly recommend Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World released in 2018.
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