The ‘world’s mayor’ – how Michael Bloomberg uses philanthropy to change the way cities are run
- Written by Tom Baker, Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesSince the end of his three-term New York City mayoralty in 2013, Michael Bloomberg hasn’t shied away from public attention. Presidential ambitions and global climate policy advocacy have kept him busy.
But what is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious projects of the 82-year-old billionaire’s public life is not...













