TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morvaridi,Behrooz
TI  - New philanthropy and social justice: debating the conceptual and policy discourse 
T2  - Contemporary issues in social policy. Challenges for change
SN  - 1447316975
AV  - HV41 .N354 2015
U1  - 361.7632 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Bristol, UK
PB  - Policy Press
KW  - Charities
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Poor
KW  - Services for
KW  - Civil society
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Behrooz Morvaridi --; Part 1; New philanthropy and social transformation : --; Philanthropy and its critics: a history; Hugh Cunningham --; From love to money: can philanthropy ever foster social transformation?; Michael Edwards --; Does economic theory lead to a cynical view of philanthropy?; Samuel Cameron --; From philanthropy to philanthropists; Tom Parr -- --; Part 2; Philanthrocapitalism and the process of commodification : --; Philanthrocapitalism, biodiversity conservation and development; George Holmes --; Philanthrocapitalism, ʻpro poorʼ agricultural biotechnology and development; Sally Brooks -- --; Part 3; Philanthropy and social protection : --; Philanthropy and the new politics of social policy; Ayşe Buğra --; Charity, philanthropy and development in Colombo, Sri Lanka; Filippo Osella, Roderick Stirrat and Tom Widger Philanthropists, civil society and international evelopment { Rachel Hayman --; Social justice, liberalism and philanthropy: the tensions and limitations of British foundations; Balihar Sanghera and Kate Bradley --; Charity deserts and social justice: exploring variations in the distribution of charitable organisations and their resources in England; John Mohan
N2  - "There is a broad consensus that traditional philanthropy has the potential to be transformative and address inequalities and injustices, as well as provide relief to the poor. Over the last two decades individual capitalists and private corporations have become increasingly involved in philanthropy, often through foundations targeted at helping to reduce social problems associated with poverty, disease and food insecurity. This important book questions the political and ideological reasons behind rich individuals and large companies choosing to engage in poverty reduction through philanthropy. The question of concern is not whether new philanthropy is good or bad, but what motivates this form of giving and whether the sources of new philanthropy funding are legitimate. The book argues that this new philanthropy risks being a sticking plaster without long-term results, because it fails to tackle social injustice or the structural reasons for inequality. It will be of value to academics, upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates in politics, sociology, economics and development studies."--
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