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The ‘world’s mayor’ – how Michael Bloomberg uses philanthropy to change the way cities are run

By Tom Baker, Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Alistair Sisson, Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University

The increasing influence of Bloomberg Philanthropies on cash-strapped city governments raises questions about the reliability of philanthropy over the long term – and its democratic legitimacy.

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