Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Thisbook discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced byphilanthropic foundations, drawing on international, contemporary andhistorical data.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-06-23
Mått148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt373 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor185
Upplaga16001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137482884

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Diana Leat is Visiting Professor at CassBusiness School, London, UK, and at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy andNonprofit Studies, QUT Brisbane, Australia. She is author of over 120 articles and books on the non-profit sectorand social policy, and has held research posts in universities and think tanksin the UK, the US and Australia. Diana spent a year with the Carnegie Trustdeveloping the first research centre for philanthropy in the UK, and until itsclosure in 2013 was a trustee of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

Contents.- 1. Focus on Foundtions.- 2. Definitions and Distinctions.- 3. How Foundations Work: An Overview.- 4. From Charity to Change, Brussels to Beijing.- 5. Public Benefit or Playthings of the Rich?.- 6. Sources of Wealth and Income.- 7. Warehouses of Wealth: Payout and Perpetuity.- 8. Cash Machines or More?.- 9. Missing Measurement, Misunderstanding Measurement?.- 10. Foundations and Democracy: Threat or Promise?.- 11. Dark Corridors or Glass Pockets?.- 12. The Future is Monstrous?.-