Филантропия в Америке. Очерк истории
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After his arrival in the USA (New York City) in 1998, the author worked as a consultant to assist students from Russian universities working on their Master’s degree and studying the economics of small business in America. During the last decade, he has been working as a volunteer for local charity organizations, and researching the history of American philanthropy and the development of nonprofit sector in the USA – the theme of this book.
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Translated by Dmitry Furman
Preface
Introduction. To the history of philanthropic studies in the United States
1. Evolution of the European Charity Ideas in the New World
2. Philanthropy in the Times of the Colonies and after the Revolution
Colonial era: The birth of American philanthropy
Philanthropy in the times of Revolution and creation of the republic
3. The Making of a Country: The Rise of Volunteering and Private Philanthropy
4. Civil War and
5. The Era of Industrialization and the «Scientific Reform» of Philanthropy
Immigration and the need for philanthropy reform
Jane Addams and the movement of «Social Settlements»
Women’s role in the reform of philanthropy
6. The Invasion of Business Elite in the Public Life
Emergence of private research universities
Legalization of grant foundations
7. The Era of «Associative State»
The difficult beginnings of corporate social behavior
Business and the birth of new legal forms of philanthropy
Philanthropy during the
Private-public partnership during Roosevelt’s «New Deal»
8. The Postwar Social State and the Start of the Nonprofit Sector
Postwar federal policy and philanthropy
Philanthropy and social movement for civil rights
Nonprofit sector under the pressure of conservatives
9. Development of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector:
1960–2012
Nonprofit sector gets formal recognition
Nonprofits during «Reagan’s Age»
The rise of volunteerism in times of Bush Sr. and Clinton
Bush Jr. and the problem of religious charity
Philanthropy and nonprofits during the «Age of Obama»
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Bibliography
Acknowledgements (from 1st edition)
About the author (in English)
Contents (in English)
Об иллюстрациях на обложке
Вверху — картина Питера Брейгеля Младшего (1564–1638) «Семь деяний милосердия»
Источник:Pieter_il_Giovane_Bruegel_The_Seven_Acts_of_Charity. jpg
Внизу – читальный зал Нью-Йоркской публичной библиотеки, построенной в 1911 году на пожертвования Сэмюеля Тилдена (Samuel Tilden), Джона Д. Астора (John Jacob Astor) и Джеймса Ленокса (James Lenox)
Фото Ф. Фурмана