Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-232) and index.
Contents:
Conclusion. Philanthropy in time : future generations and intergenerational justice -- Philanthropy and its uneasy realtionship to equality -- A political theory of philanthropy -- Repugnant to the whole idea of a democratic society? : on the role of foundations -- Philanthropy in time : future generations and intergenerational justice -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Asks what attitude and what policies democracies should have concerning individuals who give money away for public purposes; and argues that the aims of mass giving should be the decentralization of power in the production of public goods, such as the arts, education, and science.
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