Philanthropic foundations, public good and public policy. ([2016])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Philanthropic foundations, public good and public policy. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Philanthropic foundations, public good and public policy
- Further Information:
- Note: Diana Leat.
- Authors:
- Leat, Diana
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Focus on Foundations; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Philanthropy Is Good: And More Is Better?; 1.1.2 Focus of the Book; 1.1.3 Why Focus on Foundations?; 1.1.3.1 Global Growth; 1.1.3.2 Scale of Resources; 1.1.3.3 The Reach of Foundations; 1.1.3.4 Foundations and Democracy; 1.2 Philanthropic Foundations in the Dock; 1.2.1 Charges and Responses; Chapter 2: Definitions and Distinctions; 2.1 Varieties of Giving; 2.2 What Is a Philanthropic Foundation?; 2.2.1 Initial Definitions; 2.2.2 Types of Foundation 2.2.2.1 Distinguishing by Source/Type of Income2.2.2.2 Distinguishing by Style: Operating and Grant-Making; 2.2.3 Rationales for Grant-Making and Operating; Chapter 3: How Foundations Work: An Overview; 3.1 Birth to Work; 3.1.1 In the Beginning: Donor(s) and Money; 3.1.2 A Mission/Deed; 3.1.3 Investing to Produce Income; 3.1.4 Governance; 3.1.5 Staffing; 3.1.6 Grant-Making Styles and Processes; Chapter 4: From Charity to Change, Brussels to Beijing; 4.1 The Variety of Foundations; 4.1.1 Introduction; 4.1.2 Approaches to Foundation Formation Throughout the World 4.2 Sketches of Foundations Across the Globe4.2.1 Introduction; 4.2.2 Africa; 4.2.3 China, Japan, and Singapore; 4.2.4 India; 4.2.5 Australia and New Zealand; 4.2.6 North America; 4.2.7 South America; 4.2.8 Europe; 4.2.9 Russia; 4.2.10 Saudi Arabia; 4.2.11 United Arab Emirates; 4.3 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5: Public Benefit or Playthings of the Rich?; 5.1 Introduction;Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Focus on Foundations; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Philanthropy Is Good: And More Is Better?; 1.1.2 Focus of the Book; 1.1.3 Why Focus on Foundations?; 1.1.3.1 Global Growth; 1.1.3.2 Scale of Resources; 1.1.3.3 The Reach of Foundations; 1.1.3.4 Foundations and Democracy; 1.2 Philanthropic Foundations in the Dock; 1.2.1 Charges and Responses; Chapter 2: Definitions and Distinctions; 2.1 Varieties of Giving; 2.2 What Is a Philanthropic Foundation?; 2.2.1 Initial Definitions; 2.2.2 Types of Foundation 2.2.2.1 Distinguishing by Source/Type of Income2.2.2.2 Distinguishing by Style: Operating and Grant-Making; 2.2.3 Rationales for Grant-Making and Operating; Chapter 3: How Foundations Work: An Overview; 3.1 Birth to Work; 3.1.1 In the Beginning: Donor(s) and Money; 3.1.2 A Mission/Deed; 3.1.3 Investing to Produce Income; 3.1.4 Governance; 3.1.5 Staffing; 3.1.6 Grant-Making Styles and Processes; Chapter 4: From Charity to Change, Brussels to Beijing; 4.1 The Variety of Foundations; 4.1.1 Introduction; 4.1.2 Approaches to Foundation Formation Throughout the World 4.2 Sketches of Foundations Across the Globe4.2.1 Introduction; 4.2.2 Africa; 4.2.3 China, Japan, and Singapore; 4.2.4 India; 4.2.5 Australia and New Zealand; 4.2.6 North America; 4.2.7 South America; 4.2.8 Europe; 4.2.9 Russia; 4.2.10 Saudi Arabia; 4.2.11 United Arab Emirates; 4.3 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5: Public Benefit or Playthings of the Rich?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Charges and Responses; 5.2 The Charges; 5.2.1 Why Create a Foundation?; 5.2.1.1 Motives for Giving; 5.2.1.2 What's Need Got to Do With It?; 5.2.2 Where the Money Goes; 5.3 The Responses 5.3.1 The Right to Give as You Choose5.3.2 Legal Restrictions; 5.3.3 Tax Matters; 5.3.4 The Duty of Wealth; 5.3.5 'We're All Different'; 5.3.6 Variations in Giving; 5.3.7 The Power of Staff; 5.3.8 A Stop Gap Against Government and Market Failure; 5.3.9 Sources of Innovation and Change; 5.3.10 Discourtesy or Necessity?; 5.3.11 Coordination: Damned If You Do...; 5.3.12 Unelected and Undemocratic; 5.3.13 Funding Terms; 5.3.14 A Product of Culture Not Whims?; Chapter 6: Sources of Wealth and Income; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Charges and Responses; 6.2 The Charges; 6.2.1 How the Money Was Made 6.2.2 Eroding the Tax Base6.2.3 'Doing Good': The Cherry on the Cake or Horse Manure; 6.2.4 Sources of Income: Taking with One Hand and Giving with the Other; 6.3 The Responses; 6.3.1 This Is Capitalism; 6.3.2 Tax Incentives and Giving; 6.3.3 Investment Income: A Force for Good?; Chapter 7: Warehouses of Wealth: Payout and Perpetuity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.1.1 Charges and Responses; 7.2 The Charges 1; 7.2.1 Warehouses of Wealth; 7.2.2 In Favour of Mandatory Payout Rates; 7.3 The Responses 1; 7.3.1 Against Mandatory Payout Rates; 7.3.1.1 Robbing Peter to Pay Paul; 7.3.1.2 Market Volatility … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (ix, 185 pages)
- Subjects:
- 361.7/632
Political science
Endowments
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Endowments
Law -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Political Science -- Economic Conditions
Business & Economics -- Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Constitutional & administrative law
Political economy
Non-profitmaking organizations
Public administration
Public policy
Administrative law
Political economy
Nonprofit organizations
Public administration
Political Science -- Public Policy -- General
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- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137482891
1137482893
1137482885
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- 9781137482884
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-179) and index.
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