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A Versatile American Institution
- The Changing Ideals and Realities of Philanthropic Foundations
Engelsk Paperback
A Versatile American Institution
- The Changing Ideals and Realities of Philanthropic Foundations
Engelsk Paperback

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America''s grantmaking foundations have grown rapidly over the course of recent decades, even in the face of financial and economic crises. Foundations have a great deal of freedom, enjoy widespread legitimacy, and wield considerable influence. In this book, David Hammack and Helmut Anheier follow up their edited volume, American Foundations, with a comprehensive historical account of what American foundations have done with that independence and power.

While philanthropic foundations play important roles in other parts of the world, the U.S. sector stands out as exceptional. Nowhere else are they so numerous, prominent, or autonomous. What have been the main contributions of philanthropic foundations to American society? And what might the future hold for them?

A Versatile American Institution considers foundations in a new way. Previous accounts typically focused narrowly on their organization, donors, and leaders, and their intentions—but not on the outcome of philanthropy. Rather than looking at foundations in a vacuum, Hammack and Anheier consider their roles and contributions in the context of their times and their economic and political circumstances.

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Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
273
ISBN-13:
9780815721949
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0815721943
Udg. Dato:
26 feb 2013
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
157mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato:
26 feb 2013
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