What Is Philanthropy For?

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ISBN9781529226928
AutoresRhodri (Philanthropy Matters) Davies
EditoraBristol University Press
FormatoCapa mole
Número de páginas174
Peso (kg)0,210
Data de Publicação28/03/2023
Preço (iva excl.)€ 12,26
Imposto€ 0,74
Preço (iva inc.)€ 13,00
Disponibilidade1 unidade em armazém externo

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Does charitable giving still matter but need to change?Philanthropy, the use of private assets for public good, has been much criticised in recent years. Do elite philanthropists wield too much power? Is big-money philanthropy unaccountable and therefore anti-democratic? And what about so-called “tainted donations” and “dark money” funding pseudo-philanthropic political projects? The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified many of these criticisms, leading some to conclude that philanthropy needs to be fundamentally reshaped if it is to play a positive role in our future. Rhodri Davies, drawing on his deep knowledge of the past and present landscape of philanthropy, explains why it’s important to ask what philanthropy is for because it has for centuries played a major role in shaping our world. Considering the alternatives, including charity, justice, taxation, the state, democracy and the market, he examines the pressing questions that philanthropy must tackle if it is to be equal to the challenges of the 21st century.