Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy
eBook - ePub

Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

Thisbook discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced byphilanthropic foundations, drawing on international, contemporary andhistorical data. Throughout the world, private philanthropic foundations spend huge sums of money for public goodwhile the media, policy-makers and the public have little understanding of whatthey do and why. Diana Leat considersthe following questions: Are philanthropic foundations more than warehouses ofwealth? Where does foundation money come from, and is there a tension between afoundation's ongoing sources of income and its pursuit of public good? How arefoundations regulated and held accountable in society? Is there any evidencethat foundations are effective in what they do? Is it possible to have too muchphilanthropy? In posing these questions, the book explores some of the keytensions in how foundations work, and their place in democratic societies.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy by Diana Leat in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Public Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2016
ISBN
9781137482891
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Public Policy
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

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