Special report | A survey of the new rich
Giving something back
A golden age of philanthropy may be dawning
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FOR someone who has just spent a record $62m of his own money to get elected, Jon Corzine makes a surprising observation. “The rich are getting increasingly active in philanthropy and the political world. The political side is more difficult and less important than what is going on in philanthropy.”
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “Giving something back”
From the June 16th 2001 edition
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