A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE 'Nobody who comes away from reading The Bill Gates Problem
will look at him in the same way' The Times You know him as the founder of Microsoft the
philanthropic kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the
world. But there's another side to Bill Gates. In this fearless groundbreaking investigation
Tim Schwab offers readers a counter-narrative one where Gates has used his monopolistic
approach in business to amass a stunning level of control over public policy scientific
research and the news media. Whether he is pushing new educational standards in America health
reforms in India or industrialized agriculture in Africa Gates's unbridled social
experimentation has shown itself to be not only undemocratic but also ineffective. All of
which begs the question: why should the super rich be able to transform their wealth into
political power and just how far can they go? 'An extraordinary and detailed work of
investigative journalism' The Telegraph
