A better world is possible : the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and social progress / Georgina Ferry.

London : Profile Books, 2017.

xvi, 336 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-397) and index.

1. A time of gifts : David Sainsbury and the rise of modern philanthropy -- 2. Family business : from grocery to Gatsby -- 3. Balm of hurt minds : mental health and children in need -- 4. Growing Africa : economic development south of the Sahara -- 5. The power of plants : a lifeline for cutting-edge science -- 6. Skills for the twenty-first century : scientific and technical education -- 7. A new agenda : programmes for change -- 8. Between brain and mind : computation, circuits and cognition -- 9. What works : economic growth and public policy -- 10. For art's sake : a family passion -- 11. Doing good, giving better : a living legacy.