Private Charity and Public Inquiry: A History of the Filer and Peterson Commissions

by Eleanor L. Brilliant

Private Charity and Public Inquiry A History of the Filer and Peterson Commissions Eleanor L. Brilliant The story of two commissions that had a major impact on philanthropic activity and public policy. In the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the United States Congress turned its attention to issues of tax policy and philanthropy, with special focus on abuses and responsibilities of philanthropic foundations. During the period marked by passage of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253337518
• ISBN13: 9780253337511
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"