Pragmatic Philanthropy Asian Charity Explained /

• Main Authors: Shapiro, Ruth A. (Author), Mirchandani, Manisha (Author), Jang, Heesu (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Community development.; Social service.; Ethnology > Asia.; Culture.; Business ethics.; Social sciences > Philosophy.; Social structure.; Equality.; Social Work and Community Development.; Asian Culture.; Business Ethics.; Social Theory.; Social Structure.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

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.

Physical Description

XVI, 173 p. online resource.

ISBN

9789811071195

DOI

10.1007/978-981-10-7119-5

Access

Open Access