Title Understanding philanthropy : its meaning and mission / Robert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody.

Publication Info.	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
	©2008

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages).
Series	Philanthropy and nonprofit studies
	Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-198) and index.
Contents	Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction: why this book? -- Voluntary action for the public good -- Because things go wrong: philanthropy as a response to the human problematic -- The world can be made better: philanthropy as moral action -- The social history of the moral imagination -- Philanthropy, democracy, and the future -- Notes -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	Tackles fundamental questions about philanthropy's place in society.
Subject	Charity.
	Charities.
	Humanitarianism.
	FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Interpersonal Relations.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
	Charities. (OCoLC)fst00852404
	Charity. (OCoLC)fst00852445
	Humanitarianism. (OCoLC)fst00963578
Added Author	Moody, Michael P.
Other Form:	Print version: Payton, Robert L. Understanding philanthropy. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008 9780253350497 0253350492 (DLC) 2007036766 (OCoLC)171151580
Standard No.	9786611726454
ISBN	9780253000132 (electronic bk.)
	0253000130 (electronic bk.)

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