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Publisher: KARTHALA Editions
Total Pages: 1684
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ISBN: 2811109943

A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy

A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy
Author: Jean-Marc Fontan et al.
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2023-11-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1039196977

In this edited volume, the authors present rich case studies of place-based philanthropy in the United States and Canada that make a strong conceptual and empirical argument for the importance, and growing imperative, of place-based philanthropy in 2023 and beyond. Offering a multidisciplinary theoretical grounding in the connection between philanthropy and place, the case studies range from foundations engaged in disaster recovery, a First Nations UNESCO site, to a funder collaborative engaging seven philanthropies targeting 30 neighborhoods in Montreal, and a private foundation developing a model for holistic change that is being replicated in underserved communities throughout the U.S, among others. Collectively, the case studies bring into the conversation the meaning that individuals bring to their spaces as members of diverse communities, as public and private actors seeking to effect change in underserved communities, and the tension that may result as place is redefined through philanthropic work. The themes and lessons learned that emerge from the case studies offer insights for practitioners, scholars and students of philanthropy.

The Politics of Development in Morocco

The Politics of Development in Morocco
Author: Sylvia I. Bergh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1786731169

Since the mid-1990s, Morocco has sought to present itself as a model of genuine and gradual reform, with decentralisation as a key tenet of this. Here, Sylvia Bergh investigates the dynamics of popular participation and local governance, testing the extent to which the current structure builds local capacity, or whether it is, in fact, a tool for 'soft' state control. She narrates the realities of local administration and civil society to shed critical light on questions of democratic transition in North Africa. Her assessment of decentralisation and participatory development projects in rural Morocco, and the legal and policy frameworks in which they operate, leads to the conclusion that they have generally not yet led to an expansion of a civil society able to build local capacity or enhance bottom-up empowerment. Grounded in an approach of the 'anthropology of policy', this book makes an important contribution to literature on the democratisation, development and governance in North Africa.

Microfinance

Microfinance
Author: Olivier T. Godichet
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2012-12-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1291263519

La microfinance a déjà quelque histoire. Le défaut de prendre en compte la complexité des relations et conceptions humaines peut donner quelques effets de mode. La nécessité de mieux travailler les relations essentielles entre les valeurs humains et leurs rapports aux sciences, dans une sorte de bon art de la "consiliance" doit et redéfinir des pratiques économiques, plus en rapport avec la maitrise approximative démocratique de la complexité. Pour cela d'explorer aussi bien des formes schématiques plus agiles et d'avoir confiance dans les capacités cognitives humaines. De prendre acte enfin, des limites de trop peu de pensées uniformisantes, qu'il s'agisse de cartésianisme pseudo-scientifique imposé par les technocrates ou de pragmatisme exécutif réducteur imposé par les utilitaristes monétaristes.

The Emergence of Social Enterprise

The Emergence of Social Enterprise
Author: Carlo Borzaga
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415339216

This book investigates the remarkable growth of the 'third sector', focusing on social enterprises, their characteristics, their contribution and their future prospects.

Gender and Development

Gender and Development
Author: Danielle de Lame
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2000
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9783825847982