Giving Well

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-973907-3
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 643 g

Many, if not most, people assume that all giving is morally good, and a private matter, to be left entirely to individual donors. This book challenges those deeply embedded assumptions about charity.

So long as large segments of humanity are suffering chronic poverty and are dying from treatable diseases, organized giving can save or enhance millions of lives. With the law providing little guidance, ethics has a crucial role to play in ensuring that the philanthropic practices of individuals, foundations, NGOs, governments, and international agencies are morally sound and effective. In Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, an accomplished trio of editors bring together an international group of distinguished philosophers, social scientists, lawyers and practitioners to identify and address the most urgent moral questions arising today in the practice of philanthropy. The topics discussed include the psychology of giving, the reasons for and against a duty to give, the accountability of NGOs and foundations, the questionable marketing practices of some NGOs, the moral priorities that should inform NGO decisions about how to target and design their projects, the good and bad effects of aid, and the charitable tax deduction along with the water's edge policy now limiting ist reach. This ground-breaking volume can help bring our practice of charity closer to meeting the vital needs of the millions worldwide who depend on voluntary contributions for their very lives.

Zielgruppe

Philosophers; students and scholars of development studies, international studies, political science, and government; the college-educated public; philanthropists; professionals in areas including: international business and management, international law, and social business/entrepreneurship

Autoren/Hrsg.

Illingworth

Illingworth, Patricia

Pogge, Thomas

Wenar, Leif

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Ethics of Philanthropy
1.: What Should A Billionaire Give - and What Should You?
2.: Obligations of Justice and Beneficence to Aid the Severely Poor
3.: How International NGOs Should Act
4.: The Valmont Effect: The Warm-Glow Theory of Philanthropy
5.: Aiding the World's Poor: New Challenges for Donor States
6.: Poverty is No Pond: Challenges for the Affluent
7.: Ethics in Translation: Principles and Power in the Philanthropic Encounter
8.: Global Philanthropy and Global Governance: The Problematic Moral Legitimacy of the Relationship between Global Civil Society and the United Nations
9.: Toward a Political Theory of Philanthropy
10.: Giving Back: Norms, Ethics and Law in the Service of Philanthropy
11.: The Funder as Founder: Ethical Considerations of the Creation of Nonprofit Organizations
12.: The Unfulfilled Promise of Corporate Philanthropy
Philanthropy, Self-Interest and Accountability: American Universities and Developing Countries

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Patricia Illingworth, Professor of Philosophy, Northeastern University, Thomas Pogge, Professor of Political Science, Yale University, and Leif Wenar, Professor of Philosophy, Sheffield University