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World Service,4 mins

Can the rich solve the world's problems by giving away their wealth?

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Owen Bennett Jones talks to Ed Scott about why - after making hundreds of millions of dollars - he gave much of it away. Philanthropic organisations now rival governments in their size and influence; the Gates Foundation alone has a $40 billion endowment. So does the practice of giving it away justify vast wealth? (Picture credit: Getty Images)

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