George Soros, “the best fund manager in history, a stateless statesman, and an original thinker”, turned philanthropist. From his book, “Open Society [Reforming Global Capitalism]”, published in 2000 by PublicAffairs.
p. xi, “… Perhaps the greatest threat to freedom and democracy in the world today comes from the formation of unholy alliances between government and business.”
(2006-04-12 Real-life experience. PPP’s and corruption in action. Government-University-Chemical Biotech. Canada’s international reputation.
Accountability, “Government fronts”. Chemicals and health. Request to Board of Governors, University of Sask.
I request that you re-evaluate the University’s partnerships with business.
The Federal Government through Agriculture and Health has partnered with the biotech companies. So too have universities, including the U of S.
The outcome is predictable: corruption. A list of quotes from authorities that make the connection (Galbraith, Soros, Jacobs, Ralston-Saul, Krever, Ho) appears below. You may also find the well foot-noted article “Science under Siege” helpful – about the undermining of “science” through corporate funding of research. . . . more http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=1970 )