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**A thought-provoking challenge to our ideas about philanthropy, marking it as a deeply political activity that allows the wealthy to dictate more than we think.** Philanthropy plays a huge role in supporting the provision of many public goods in contemporary societies. As a result, decisions that affect public outcomes and people’s diverse interests are often dependent on the preferences and judgments of the rich. Political theorist Emma Saunders-Hastings argues that philanthropy is a deeply political activity. She asks readers to look at how the power wielded by philanthropy impacts democracy and deepens political inequality by enabling the wealthy to exercise outsize influence in public life and by putting in place paternalistic relationships between donors and their intended beneficiaries. If philanthropy is to be made compatible with a democratic society of equals, it must be judged not simply on the benefits it brings but on its wider political consequences. Timely and thought-provoking, __Private Virtues, Public Vices__ will challenge readers’ thoughts on what philanthropy is and how it truly affects us.

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Author

Emma Saunders-Hastings

Publisher

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226816142

Category

reference

Subjects

Science, Economics, Political Science