When debating a phrase like “philanthrocapitalism”, one requirement is that we understand the relationship between capitalism and philanthropy. I believe that capitalism is the best system that humans currently have to distribute goods and services. I believe philanthropy, while intertwined with economics, exists to do much more than simply distribute goods and services. Philanthropy is [...]
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For-profits vs. Nonprofits
July 8, 2008 – 8:35 am
One of the biggest difficulties around the philanthrocapitalism debate is what the word even means. There is a branch of philanthrocapitalists who believe that for-profit business models can cure all the world’s ills. That every social problems has a profitable solution. I think those people are deeply wrong. There’s another branch of philanthrocapitalists who believe [...]
