Description: Private Virtues, Public Vices : Philanthropy and Democratic Equality, Hardcover by Saunders-hastings, Emma, ISBN 0226816141, ISBN-13 9780226816142, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A thought-provoking challenge to our ideas about philanthropy, marking it as a deeply political activity that allows the wealthy to dictate more than we think.
Philanthropy plays a huge role in supporting the provision of many public goods in contemporary societies. As a result, decisions that affect public outcomes and people’s diverse interests are often dependent on the preferences and judgments of the rich. Political theorist Emma Saunders-Hastings argues that philanthropy is a deeply political activity. She asks readers to look at how the power wielded by philanthropy impacts democracy and deepens political inequality by enabling the wealthy to exercise outsize influence in public life and by putting in place paternalistic relationships between donors and their intended beneficiaries. If philanthropy is to be made compatible with a democratic society of equals, it must be judged not simply on the benefits it brings but on its wider political consequences. Timely and thought-provoking, Private Virtues, Public Vices will challenge readers’ thoughts on what philanthropy is and how it truly affects us.
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Book Title: Private Virtues, Public Vices : Philanthropy and Democratic Equal
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Private Virtues, Public Vices : Philanthropy and Democratic Equality
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Political Economy, Sociology / General, Philanthropy & Charity, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: Emma Saunders-Hastings
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
