Abstract
Through their foundations and personal-diplomacy efforts, Bill Gates and Bill Clinton are changing how the international community addresses global health concerns. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's wealthiest philanthropy, and it has used its wealth to help set the governance agenda for global health. The William J. Clinton Foundation has used the former president's stature to negotiate agreements between governments and pharmaceutical companies that had previously stymied international trade negotiations for years. The prominence of these two foundations raises a host of issues about the role of private actors in international governance, policy accountability within the international community and the ethical obligations for eliminating global health disparities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-9pp |
| No. | Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 |
| Specialist publication | World Politics Review |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |