Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives

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CONTENTS Contributors vii Foreword ix Editors’ Note xi Acknowledgments xiii PART I INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Foundations and the Challenge of Legitimacy in Comparative Perspective 3 Steven Heydemann and Stefan Toepler CHAPTER 2 American Foundations: What Justifies Their Unique Privileges and Powers 27 Kenneth Prewitt PART II AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 3 American Debates on the Legitimacy of Foundations 49 David C. Hammack CHAPTER 4 Accountability and Legitimacy in American Foundation Philanthropy 99 Peter Frumkin CHAPTER 5 Redistributional Effects of America’s Private Foundations 123 Julian Wolpert CHAPTER 6 Foundation Legitimacy at the Community Level in the United States 150 Kirsten A. Grønbjerg PART III EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 7 Historical Changes in Foundation Functions and Legitimacy in Europe 177 Giuliana Gemelli CHAPTER 8 Roles of Foundations in Europe: A Comparison 192 Helmut K. Anheier and Siobhan Daly CHAPTER 9 Supporting Culture and Higher Education: A German Perspective 217 Rupert Graf Strachwitz CHAPTER 10 Industrial Foundations: Foundation Ownership of Business Companies 236 Steen Thomsen CHAPTER 11 Foundation Legitimacy at the Community Level in the United Kingdom 252 Diana Leat PART IV CONCLUSION In Search of Legitimacy: Similarities and Differences Between the Continents 273 Mattei Dogan Index 283 ...