{"product_id":"9780241609484-the-bill-gates-problem","title":"The Bill Gates Problem","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS’ CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nobody who comes away from reading \u003ci\u003eThe Bill Gates Problem\u003c\/i\u003e will look at him in the same way’ \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there’s another side to Bill Gates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fearless, groundbreaking investigation, Tim Schwab offers readers a counter-narrative, one where Gates has used his monopolistic approach in business to amass a stunning level of control over public policy, scientific research and the news media. Whether he is pushing new educational standards in America, health reforms in India or industrialized agriculture in Africa, Gates’s unbridled social experimentation has shown itself to be not only undemocratic, but also ineffective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of which begs the question: why should the super rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary and detailed work of investigative journalism' \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540820467809,"sku":"9780241609484","price":9.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32318806.jpg?v=1737186507","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241609484-the-bill-gates-problem","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}