Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
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Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today鈥檚 democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society鈥檚 benefit, Just Giving shows how such generosity not only isn鈥檛 the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values. Big philanthropy is often an exercise of power, the conversion of private assets into public influence. And it is a form of power that is largely unaccountable and lavishly tax-advantaged. Philanthropy currently fails democracy, but Rob Reich argues that it can be redeemed. Just Giving investigates the ethical and political dimensions of philanthropy and considers how giving might better support democratic values and promote justice.
How the giving habits of the super-rich affect the rest of us
Awards and Recognition
- Inside Philanthropy's Philanthropy Critic of 2018
- One of the LSE Marshall Institute's Books of 2019
- A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
