Innovation in Strategic Philanthropy Local and Global Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Anheier, Helmut K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Simmons, Adele (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Winder, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.

Philanthropy has been around for thousands of years but the study of philanthropic organizations and their role in a civil society is still recent. Most of the research focuses on organizations and institutions in developed market economies, in particular the United States. But in looking at other a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Local Perspectives
• Brazil
• Central and Eastern Europe
• Mexico
• Pakistan
• Cases from the Philippines in Innovative Philanthropy: An Overview of the Philippines
• South Africa
• Thailand
• Conclusion
• Global Perspectives
• Distinct View—Intervening in the Practices of the Public and Private Sector
• The Global and Local Dimension
• Philanthropy and Networks in Global Civil Society
• The Role of Philanthropy Within the United Nations System: The Case of the United Nations Foundation
• Philanthropic Foundations' Assistance in Post-Conflict Situations: A Case Study of Post-Communist Southeast Europe
• The Infrastructure of Global Philanthropy: Wings and Wings-CF
• Conclusion.