American foundations : roles and contributions / Helmut K. Anheier and David C. Hammack, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anheier, Helmut K., 1954-

Hammack, David C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endowments--United States.

Endowments.

Charities--United States.

Charities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Assesses comprehensively the impact and significance of philanthropic foundations in the United States and their effect on American culture and society covering areas such as education and research, health care, social welfare, arts and culture, religion, social movements, and international affairs"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. American foundations : their roles and contributions to society / David C. Hammack and Helmut K. Anheier

2. Foundations and the making of public education in the United States, 1867-1950 / Pamela Barnhouse Walters and Emily A. Bowman

3. Catalysts for change? Foundations and school reform, 1950-2005 / Elisabeth Clemens and Linda C. Lee

4. The partnerships of foundations and research universities / Steven C. Wheatley

5. Foundations and higher education / Peter Frumkin and Gabriel Kaplan

6. Foundations and health : innovation, marginalization, and relevance since 1900 / Daniel M. Fox

7. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's efforts to improve health and health care for all Americans / James R. Knickman and Stephen L. Isaacs

8. Foundations and social welfare in the twentieth century / Wolfgang Bielefeld and Jane Chu

9. The role of foundations in shaping social welfare policy and services : the case of welfare reform / Jennifer E. Mosley and Joseph Galaskiewicz

10. The state and international philanthropy : the contribution of American foundations, 1919-1991 / Steven Heydemann with Rebecca Kinsey

11. For the world's sake : U.S. foundations and international grant making, 1990-2002 / Lehn M. Benjamin and Kevin F. F. Quigley

12. Foundations as cultural actors / James Allen Smith

13. Roles of foundations and their impact in the arts / Stefan Toepler

14. The role of foundations in American religion / Robert Wuthnow and D. Michael Lindsay

15. Foundations, social movements, and the contradictions of liberal philanthropy / Alice O'Connor

16. Consolidating social change : the consequences of foundation funding for developing social movement infrastructures / Debra Minkoff and Jon Agnone

17. Foundations and public policy / Steven Rathgeb Smith

18. Looking forward : American foundations between continuity and change / David C. Hammack and Helmut K. Anheier

Appendixes

A. Data sources

B. Cleaning the foundations data set for chapter 3

C. Descriptive information : the civil rights and social action sector, 2001.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612525698

9781282525696

1282525697

9780815704577

0815704577

OCLC:

613206304