Description
| Product ID: | 9789811071188 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | SG |
| Title: | Pragmatic Philanthropy |
| Subtitle: | Asian Charity Explained |
| Authors: | Author: Heesu Jang, Ruth A. Shapiro, Manisha Mirchandani |
| Page Count: | 173 |
| Subjects: | Cultural studies, Cultural studies, Social groups, communities and identities, Social theory, Social work, Business ethics and social responsibility, Social groups, Social theory, Social work, Business ethics & social responsibility |
| Description: | This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This cutting edge text considers how Asian philanthropists and charitable organizations break with Western philanthropic traditions and examines the key traits and trends that make social investment in Asia unique. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This cutting edge text considers how Asian philanthropists and charitable organizations break with Western philanthropic traditions and examines the key traits and trends that make social investment in Asia unique. Based on 30 case studies of excellent social delivery organizations (SDOs) and social enterprises as well as interviews with ultra-high net-worth individuals throughout Asia, this book examines which characteristics and strategies lead to successful philanthropy and social delivery organizations. Providing evidence based findings on philanthropy, social investment and social delivery organizations in Asia, this book provides invaluable resources for those wishing to deepen their understanding of the sector and what this means for political and economic development in the region. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer Verlag, Singapore |
| Publisher Name: | Springer Verlag, Singapore |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-01-31 |
