| Description |
1 online resource (x, 100 pages) |
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Brill Research Perspectives |
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Brill research perspectives.
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Editor's Introduction: The Distinctive Nature of Contemporary African Philanthropy; Author Biography; Philanthropy in Contemporary Africa: A Review; Abstract; II Conceptions and Manifestations of Philanthropy; a What is Philanthropy?; b Giving and Gifting; c Volunteering; 1 African Philanthropy; 2 What is Specific about Traditional African Philanthropy?; a Reciprocity and Counter-obligation; b Horizontality; c Interpersonal, Face-to-Face Interactions; d Strong Connections to Place and People; 3 The Indigeneity of African Philanthropy; III Motivations: Why Do Africans Give? |
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1 Religious/Faith Motivations for Giving2 Class, Ethnicity, and Giving in Africa; 3 Africa's Marginality, Exploitation, and Global Exclusion; IV Spheres of African Philanthropic Activities; 1 Formal and Institutional Philanthropy; a Community Foundations; b Corporate Foundations and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); i CSR/Corporate Philanthropy Drivers; ii CSR as Social Obligation; iii CSR as Stakeholder Obligation; iv CSR as Ethics Driven Perspective; v CSR as Managerial Processes; vi Institutionalization of CSR Activities in Companies; c Private Foundations; V Conclusion |
| Summary |
This review contributes to a growing body of literature on conceptions and manifestations of African philanthropy. The review illustrates a complex plurality of actions that fall under cultures and practices of giving in Africa. From an analysis of these practices, this paper proposes that African philanthropy can be conceptually structured on the basis of spheres of philanthropic practice, and the underlying bases and motivations for philanthropy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
VI Bibliography |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Humanitarianism -- Africa
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Voluntarism -- Africa
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Charities -- Africa
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Charities
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Humanitarianism
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Social conditions
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Voluntarism
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001574
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| Subject |
Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004339941 |
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9004339949 |
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