The Clinton Effect

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The former president describes his philanthropic journey in his own words.
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Music: Abantwana Basethempeleni by Ladysmith Black Mambazo

This Is Not Charity

October 2007

By Jonathan Rauch

How Bill Clinton, Ira Magaziner, and a team of management consultants are creating new markets, reinventing philanthropy--and trying to save the world

File Under: American Ideas, Slideshow

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