El filantrocapitalismo de los EUA y la agenda mundial de salud: las Fundaciones Rockefeller y Gates, pasado y presente

Autores/as

  • Anne-Emanuelle Birn Profesora de Estudios en Desarrollo Crítico, Universidad de Toronto, Canadá.
  • Judith Richter Investigadora principal afiliada, Instituto de Ética Biomédica e Historia de la Medicina, Universidad de Zúrich, Suiza.

Resumen

Un hombre de negocios estadounidense, ferozmente competitivo y enormemente exitoso vuelve su atención a mitad de su carrera hacia la salud pública mundial. ¿Curiosidad histórica o el actor contemporáneo más poderoso en este campo? Ambas. A principios del siglo XX, la Fundación Rockefeller (RF; Rockefeller Foundation) comenzó a utilizar las colosales ganancias petroleras de John D. Rockefeller para apostar por un papel preeminente en la salud internacional (así como en medicina, educación, ciencias sociales, agricultura y ciencias naturales). Cerca de un siglo después, la Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates (BMGF; Bill and Melinda Foundation), nombrada así por el magnate del software y su esposa, se ha vuelto en la que establece la agenda más influyente en la arena de la salud y la nutrición mundiales (así como en agricultura, desarrollo y educación).

Biografía del autor/a

Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Profesora de Estudios en Desarrollo Crítico, Universidad de Toronto, Canadá.

Universidad de Toronto, Canadá.

Judith Richter, Investigadora principal afiliada, Instituto de Ética Biomédica e Historia de la Medicina, Universidad de Zúrich, Suiza.

Universidad de Zúrich, Suiza.

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2018-06-03

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Birn, A.-E., & Richter, J. (2018). El filantrocapitalismo de los EUA y la agenda mundial de salud: las Fundaciones Rockefeller y Gates, pasado y presente. Medicina Social Social Medicine, 11(3), 135–152. Recuperado a partir de https://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/medicinasocial/article/view/971

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