Private Funds, Public Purpose Philanthropic Foundations in International Perspective
Comparative information detailing the cultural, legal and historical environments of foundations in international settings has been scarce - until now. Written by scholars from six countries, this text covers philanthropic foundations in the world's busiest commercial centers - the U.S. and Eas...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
| Series: | Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- 1. Philanthropic Foundations: An International Perspective
- II. Comparative Studies
- 2. The History of Foundations in the United Kingdom and the United States: Philanthropic Foundations in Industrial Society
- 3. A Comparative Legal Analysis of Foundations: Aspects of Supervision and Transparency
- 4. Foundations in Germany and the United States: A Comparative Analysis
- III. Management And Organization
- 5. British Foundations: The Organization and Management of Grantmaking
- 6. The Behavior of Grantmaking Foundations: Toward a New Theoretical Frame
- 7. Toward an Entrepreneurial Approach to Foundation management
- 8. Operating in a Grantmaking World: Reassessing the Role of Operating Foundations
- IV. Country Studies
- 9. Foundations in France
- 10. Foundations in Italy
- 11. Foundations in Germany and Their Revival in East Germany after 1989
- 12. Rebuilding Civil Society in Eastern and Central Europe: The Role Played by Foundations
- V. Conclusion
- 13. Why Study Foundations?