The tyranny of generosity : why philanthropy corrupts our politics and how we can fix it / Theodore M. Lechterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lechterman, Theodore M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--Political aspects.

Charities.

Charities--Philosophy.

Charities--Moral and ethical aspects.

Wealth--Political aspects.

Wealth.

Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects.

Political corruption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 268 pages).

Other Title:

Why philanthropy corrupts our politics and how we can fix it

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

'The Tyranny of Generosity' investigates what democracy demands from philanthropic giving and the policies that structure it. Drawing on political philosophy but addressed to a wide audience, it sheds new light on how philanthropy can both frustrate and facilitate democratic ideals. The author evaluates the respective roles of philanthropy and government, public subsidies for private giving, the use of donations for political speech, instruments of perpetual giving, the rise in giving by commercial corporations, and 'effective altruism' as a guide for individual giving. Written accessibly, it is a book for anyone who's ever had mixed feelings about clicking the 'donate' button or thanking a benefactor.

Contents:

Looking the gift horse in the mouth

Of sovereignty and saints

A farewell to alms

Donation and deliberation

In usufruct to the living

The effective altruist's political problem

Milton Friedman's corporate misanthropy

Overthrowing the tyranny of generosity

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-761143-5

0-19-761144-3

0-19-761142-7

OCLC:

1276858181