Giving Circles - Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Angela M. Eikenberry Klappentext Angela M. Eikenberry is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. She has worked as a development consultant and is a member of a giving circle. Zusammenfassung Giving circles have been seen as the democratic of philanthropic mechanisms, working to meet social needs and solve community problems, enhancing the civic education and participation of their members. This title examines this phenomenon and considers what role voluntary associations and philanthropy can or should play in a democratic society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Giving Circles and Democratic Governance 1. Democracy, Voluntary Association, and Philanthropy 2. The Modernization and Marketization of Voluntarism 3. Societal Changes and the New Shape of Voluntarism Part II. Giving Circles 4. The Giving Circle Landscape 5. The Democratic Effects of Giving Circles 6. The Limits of Voluntarism in Governing Beyond the State Appendix. Research Methodology Bibliography Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Angela M. Eikenberry, Eikenberry Angela M
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2009
• EAN: 9780253220851
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22085-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit St; Philanthropic and Nonprofit St; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries