The age of philanthrocapitalism -- Carnegie's children -- The spirit of philanthrocapitalism -- Billanthropy -- Investors for good -- The vision thing -- Entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs -- The return of the living dead -- The good company -- Enter the celanthropist -- Virtue's middlemen...

"'Globalization, it seems, has propelled the worlds uber-wealthy to new heights of power and money, with tremendous repercussions for the other 99.9 percent of us. At a time when neoliberalism has propelled the world into a new Gilded Age, with rising inequality everywhere, an aggressive class...

1. Introduction -- 2. Current state of understanding: What does economics say about the economic elite? -- 3. Wealth’s vista. Trends in Wealth and the Rise of the Billionaire -- 4. The Rise of the Dual Economy – Wealth and Inequality -- 5. Sources of Great Fortunes in the World -- 6. Conclusion.