A more creative capitalism.”

Posted Nov 23, 12:25

“If you believe that each life has equal value then it is disgusting to learn than some lives are worth saving and some not…We asked How could the world let these children die? The answer is simple, and harsh. The market did not reward saving the lives of these people and governments did not subsidize it. So the children died because their mothers and fathers had no power in the market and no voice in the system. We can make market forces work better for the poor if we develop a more creative capitalism.”

Bill Gates, in a speech at Harvard in June 2007, explained why he had decided to invest $39bn in projects addressing inequality and put the case for social enterprise:

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