Philanthropists and Foundation Globalization

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Kiger Klappentext Addresses three interrelated aspects of foundation history. This book provides a historical account of some US foundations' international activity in a particular region in a specific time period and their accomplishments. Zusammenfassung The modern American foundation as an instrumentality for charitable and philanthropic giving is in many ways a unique and complex social/economic/political institution Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Introduction, 1 Peabody, Sage, Carnegie, and Rockefeller, 2 Harkness, Guggenheim, Mott, Markle, Kellogg, Mellon, Luce, and Ford, 3 Investigations and Studies, 4 Rockefellers, Jones, Pew, Starr, Tinker, Packard, and Hewlett, 5 MacArthur, Soros, Templeton, Kerkorian, Turner, and Gates, 6 Central and Eastern Europe, 7 Conclusion, 8 Index

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Kiger, Joseph C. Kiger
• Assisted by: Joseph Kiger (Editor), Joseph C. Kiger (Editor)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2008
• EAN: 9781412806732
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-0673-2
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, International Economics, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy