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Philanthrocapitalism How The Rich Can Save The World 2008 Publication (2008)

by Matthew Bishop(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1408111527 (ISBN13: 9781408111529)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

A&C Black

review 1: A book with some interesting stories, but really a book by liberals for liberals. The general tone is repeated amazement that capitalism and businessmen could actually help others.They also misrepresent research showing that conservatives give more to charity. Quoting Arthur Brooks, they note that those who are religious give more to charity. What the authors ignore, however, is Brooks' primary conclusion, that conservatives give more.At the end of the book, the authors demand that billionaires give at least one-third of their income to charity -- a demand they consider moderate. Although they admit billionaires like Bill Gates paid their taxes and made their money legitimately, they still think this level of giving should be demanded to be socially accepted.A well-researc... morehed book, but one that is written primarily for those on the left who believe government is the only way to promote well-being.
review 2: Perhaps because I just finished Zissner's "On Writing Well," I couldn't help but notice that this book needs a good edit. In particular, I almost stopped reading it right near the end when I found I just couldn't take another use of the word "whilst" when "while" would suffice. WHY??? Why would anyone EVER use the word "whilst," let alone OVER AND OVER AGAIN?? I sometimes found it hard to concentrate on the content when all those "whilsts" kept popping up all over the place. Also, there were a number of terrible run-on sentances, sentences with dual meanings, and just way too many commas. In my humble opinion, a book should never, ever be released until it has zero (or almost zero) grammar errors. Considering some of my second-year university courses had this requirements on papers, I don't think it's too much to ask. Also, it could have been about a third of the length. There was a chapter near the beginning which easily could have been made into a paragraph or even a single sentence. But aside from these irritating errors and the attempt at "puffing up" the material, it had some interesting information on how big philanthropy works these days. I found the author to be too optimistic, but that's always nicer to read than the opposite. less

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