How do you see creative capitalism helping women, in particular, in the developing world. Gupta: Well, microfinance is, actually, one of the best examples of one type of creative capitalism, and it’s ...

In his landmark book Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, the economist and political scientist Joseph Schumpeter coined the term “creative destruction” — the idea that in a capitalistic society, ...

Editor's note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates' call for businesses to allocate resources that could ...

perspective More people should follow the lead of Microsoft's co-founder in freeing up innovative thinkers to help the developing world, and not just cause it feels good. Michael Kanellos is editor at ...

Michael Kinsley has produced a thoughtful 310-page book about “Creative Capitalism,” but he’s not entirely convinced it’s the answer. In fact, he comes down about 51 percent against it. As the former ...

This week, Rick is off talking about his forthcoming book, Letters to a Young Education Reformer. Letters won’t be officially released until late April, but you can learn more about it here and order ...

Last January Bill Gates gave a groundbreaking speech on “creative capitalism” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Here’s what we heard: one of the greatest capitalists in the history of ...

I’ve been remiss in plugging Creative Capitalism — a new project by Conor Clark and Michael Kinsley. Creative Capitalism is the public blog of a private website in which economists discuss and debate ...

My favorite news story last week was, of course, the McDonald's end-around. It's an inspiration for creativity and, in an odd sort of way, a political lesson. It may make sense not to do anything. In ...