Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates Warren Buffett and Other Economic Leaders
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon & Schuster
- 出版时间 2009年12月 第1版
- ISBN 9781416599425
- 定价 223.50
内容简介
Gateshasapproachedphilanthropythesamewayherevolutionizedcomputersoftware:withafierceambitiontochangetherulesofthegame.That'swhyatthe2008annualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland,Gatesadvocatedacreativecapitalisminwhichbigcorporations,thedistinguishingfeatureofthemodernglobaleconomy,integratedoinggoodintotheirwayofdoingbusiness.Thiscontroversialnewideaisdiscussedanddebatedbythemorethanfortycontributorstothisbook,amongthemthreeNobellaureatesandtwoformerU.S.cabinetsecretaries.EditedbyauthorandcolumnistMichaelKinsley,CreativeCapitalismstartedasafirst-of-its-kindonlineconversationthatbroughttogethersomeoftheworld'sbestmindstoengageGates'schallenge.FromWarrenBuffett,whosecondsGates'sanalysis,toLawrenceSummers,whoworriesabouttheconsequencesofmultiplecorporateobjectives,theessayscoverabroadspectrumofopinion.JudgeRichardPosnerdismissesGates'sproposalastrumped-upcharitythatwillsapthestrengthsoftheprofit-maximizingcorporation,whilejournalistMartinWolfmaintainsthatthemaximizationofprofitisfarfromuniversallyaccepted,andrightlyso.ChicagoNobellaureateGaryBeckerwonderswhetheraltruisticcompaniescansurviveinacompetitiveeconomy,whileColumbiaNobellaureateEdmundPhelpsarguesthatalittlealtruismmightbetherightprescriptionforavarietyofmarketimperfections.CreativeCapitalismisnotjustabookforphilanthropists.It'sabookthatchallengestheconventionalwisdomaboutoureconomicsystem,aroadmapforthenewglobaleconomythatisemergingascapitalismadaptsitselfonceagaintoachangingworld.
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