Philanthrocapitalism and Global Health

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Chapter 33 - Philanthrocapitalism and Global Health

from Section 6 - Shaping the Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2021

James Wilson

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Solomon Benatar and

Gillian Brock

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Solomon Benatar: Affiliation:
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town
Gillian Brock: Affiliation:
Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland

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Philanthropy is usually taken to involve private individuals donating their resources – whether time, money, or property – voluntarily for the public good (Payton, 1988). Philanthropy has a history that stretches back thousands of years, but both the scale and manner of philanthropic giving have changed significantly since the turn of the millennium. CNN founder Ted Turner’s 1997 decision to donate $1 billion to the United Nations and his widely publicized criticisms of other billionaires for not doing more are often thought to have incited changes that led to Bill Gates and others committing to massive programs of giving to promote global health (Callahan, 2017).

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Ethical Challenges
, pp. 416 - 428

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