February 7, 2008
A Plea for Caring and Capitalism
At global economic meeting, Bill Gates calls for business and philanthropy to join forces to improve people's lives
Both business and philanthropy will be necessary to transform the lives of poor people in the developing world, Bill Gates told business and political leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum.
In a speech delivered at the meeting, the co-founder of Microsoft called for a new "creative capitalism" that would harness both market forces and charity to help people living in poverty. The next day, he followed up on that theme by announcing $306-million in
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