What Is Philanthropy For?

by Rhodri Davies

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529226929
• ISBN13: 9781529226928
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.9"