The modern American foundation as an instrumentality for
charitable and philanthropic giving is in many ways a unique and
complex social/economic/political institution. This is particularly
the case for foundations with large assets. As a social phenomenon,
the foundation has deep roots in the past. At the beginnings of any
degree of civilization charitable giving and rudimentary forms of
foundations emerge. This is the case in many regions of the world.
The pattern is consistent: once enough property or wealth beyond
primitive human needs is accumulated, some of it begins to be set
aside for what the donors of such wealth consider worthwhile
purposes.
The serious literature contributing greatly to public perception
of philanthropy and foundations has been relatively sparse. Much of
what is available is quantitative and statistical in nature. There
has been limited objective attention to the motives or reasons
spurring individual philanthropists to engage or not to engage in
creating foundations; such motivation needs historical and
comparative analysis. Major investigations and studies of
foundations, together with ancillary national, regional, and
international organizations to facilitate such study, have received
spotty consideration.
"Philanthropists and Foundation Globalization" addresses three
interrelated aspects of foundation history. First, it reviews
biographical-historical profiles of the founding philanthropists
and their heirs engaged in international giving. Second, it
discusses major governmental and non-governmental investigations
and studies of foundations including domestic ones, and also
foreign ones in which U.S. participants have played a prominent
role, spanning the period 1912 to the present. Third, it chronicles
foundation developments and activities in Europe at the close of
the twentieth century. The volume provides a historical account of
some U.S. foundations' international activity in a particular
region in a specific time period and their accomplishments. In
addition to its other accomplishments, this volume is the first
effort to place the Soros, MacArthur, Templeton and Kerkorian
foundations in a global context. This is a major contribution to an
important new area of public and academic interest.
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