We hear the limousine confessions of a celebrated foundation boss witness an American president hem and haw about his plutocratic benefactors and attend a cruise-ship conference where entrepreneurs celebrate their own self-interested magnanimity. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways and how they constantly seek to do more good, but never less harm. Insights from the book jacket provide a glance at the inner workings of this book and what the reader can expect to encounter, including mindful critical thinking thought-starters. "Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can - except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. Through reading and discussing this book, we will consider the consequences of relying on private giving to address systematic inequalities, as well as explore alternative solutions that have the power to build lasting global change.
In his book, former New York Times columnist Giridharadas investigates how the global elite’s philanthropic efforts to “change the world” preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve.
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