Why the Wealthy Give : : The Culture of Elite Philanthropy /

Why the Wealthy Give : : The Culture of Elite Philanthropy / / Francie Ostrower.

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Through a series of candid personal interviews with nearly one hundred donors, Why the Wealthy Give offers an in-depth look at the world of elite philanthropy. Francie Ostrower focuses on the New York City area, with its high concentration of affluent donors, to explore both the motivations of indiv...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Ostrower, Francie,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [1997]
©1995
Year of Publication:1997
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (203 p.) :; 10 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • TABLES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER ONE. Philanthropy and Status Boundaries among the Elite
  • CHAPTER TWO. Religion, Ethnicity, and Jewish Philanthropy
  • CHAPTER THREE. Gender, Marriage, and Philanthropy
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Education, Culture, and the Institutionalization of Philanthropic Values
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Attitudes toward Inheritance and Philanthropic Bequests
  • CHAPTER SIX. Government and Philanthropy: Alternatives or Complements?
  • CONCLUSION
  • METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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