The Logic Of Charity: Great Expectations In Hard Times
by Beth Breeze /
2016 / English / PDF
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What is charity? How does it operate, who does it benefit and
what should we expect it to do? This important book helps to
tackle the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions of
charitable activity in contemporary British society, especially
insofar as these affect the thinking of politicians and
policymakers. The authors present and discuss over a dozen
studies, including public attitudes to giving, large datasets on
the geography and funding patterns of third sector organisations,
and interviews with a wide range of donors, charity leaders,
fundraisers and philanthropy advisers. This data enables them to
explore the logic of charity in terms of the distribution of
resources across causes and communities in the UK, and the
processes behind philanthropic decision-making, to reveal a
picture of charitable activity at odds with widespread
assumptions.
What is charity? How does it operate, who does it benefit and
what should we expect it to do? This important book helps to
tackle the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions of
charitable activity in contemporary British society, especially
insofar as these affect the thinking of politicians and
policymakers. The authors present and discuss over a dozen
studies, including public attitudes to giving, large datasets on
the geography and funding patterns of third sector organisations,
and interviews with a wide range of donors, charity leaders,
fundraisers and philanthropy advisers. This data enables them to
explore the logic of charity in terms of the distribution of
resources across causes and communities in the UK, and the
processes behind philanthropic decision-making, to reveal a
picture of charitable activity at odds with widespread
assumptions.
