philanthrocapitalist

English

Noun

philanthrocapitalist (plural philanthrocapitalists)

1. A person who applies the principles of philanthrocapitalism.
   • 2008 April 18, Kurt Hoffman, “Abe and apples”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Tristram Hunt misses a key point when he suggests governments and charities are better suited to tackling social issues than the growing breed of "philanthrocapitalist"—who are applying business and market thinking to social issues.

   • 2009, Matthew Bishop, Michael F. Green, Bill Clinton (foreword), Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World, Bloomsbury Press, →ISBN, page 3:

     Today's philanthrocapitalists see a world full of big problems that they, and perhaps only they, can and must put right. Surely, they say, we can save the lives of millions of children who die each year in poor countries from poverty or diseases that have been eradicated in the rich world.