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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages).

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:

Cover

The Tyranny of Generosity

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth

2. Of Sovereignty and Saints

3. A Farewell to Alms

4. Donation and Deliberation

5. In Usufruct to the Living

6. The Effective Altruist's Political Problem

7. Milton Friedman's Corporate Misanthropy

8. 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