The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy [electronic resource] /
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Wiepking, P.editor.
Handy, F.editor.
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy is a comprehensive reference guide to the practice of philanthropy across twenty-six nations and regions. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues to provide an indispensable guide to the latest research in this field. Drawing on theoretical insights from sociology, economics, political science, and psychology, and including a stellar international line-up of leading philanthropy scholars, this essential reference work describes the non-profit sector and analyzes philanthropic endeavours country by country, providing a global overview that covers Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and the Americas. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues, including the social origins of the non-profit sector and charitable giving; the influence of government support; the role of religion; fiscal incentives; and fundraising to outline how major country-specific differences in governmental, economic, and legal policies for philanthropic actors and nonprofit organizations shape philanthropic giving, demonstrating how country-specific factors may facilitate or inhibit charitable giving. Nonprofit organizations provide important public goods and services in societies across the world. In times of economic crisis, when governments are forced to decrease public spending, these organizations become even more important in meeting demands for these goods and services. But what motivates individuals to voluntarily give away portions of their own financial resources to benefit the public good and to enable nonprofit organizations to carry out their work? Why do people in one country give more frequently and more generously to nonprofit organizations than those in another? The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy provides an indispensable guide to the latest research in philanthropy, the non-profit sector and charitable giving.
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List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on contributors -- Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction / Pamala Wiepking and Femida Handy; 2. Explanations for cross-national differences in philanthropy / Pamala Wiepking and Femida Handy -- 
Part II. Countries: philanthropy across the world: 3. Giving in Canada: strong philanthropic traditions supporting a large nonprofit sector / David Lasby and Cathy Barr; 4. Giving in the United States: generous philanthropy in a classic liberal regime / Eleanor Brown, Christopher J. Einolf and Mark Ottoni-Wilhelm; 5. Giving in Mexico: generosity, distrust and informality / Michael D. Layton and Val erie Mossel; 6. Giving in the Caribbean: building upon cultures of generosity to strengthen the nonprofit sector / Sharilyn Hale; 7. Giving in Austria: a corporatist relationship between the nonprofit sector and the state / Michaela Neumayr; 8. Giving in Bulgaria: a nonprofit sector in transition / Franziska Bieri and Neven T. Valev; 9. Giving in France: a philanthropic renewal after decades of distrust / Arthur Gautier, Anne-Claire Pache and Val erie Mossel; 10. Giving in Finland: the multidimensional role of giving in a context of a changing welfare model / Henrietta Gr onlund and Anne Birgitta Pessi; 11. Giving in Germany: toward systematic information on a fragmented nonprofit sector / Marius Mews and Silke Boenigk; 12. Giving in Ireland: a nation of givers in a largely unregulated arena / Oonagh B. Breen and James Carroll; 13. Giving in the Netherlands: a strong welfare state with a vibrant nonprofit sector / Pamala Wiepking and Ren e Bekkers; 14. Giving in Norway: an ambitious welfare state with a self-reliant nonprofit sector / Karl Henrik Sivesind; 15. Giving in Russia: the difficult shaping of the new nonprofit regime / Irina Mersianova, Lev Jakobson and Irina Krasnopolskaya;
16. Giving in Switzerland: high engagement and international outreach / Georg von Schnurbein and Steffen Bethmann; 17. Giving in the United Kingdom: philanthropy embedded in a welfare state society / Beth Breeze, Peter Halfpenny and Karl Wilding; 18. Giving in Egypt: evolving charitable traditions in a changing political economy / Catherine Herrold; 19. Giving in Israel: from old religious traditions to an emerging culture of philanthropy / Hagai Katz and Itay Greenspan; 20. Giving in Lebanon: traditions and reality in an unstable environment / Khaldoun AbouAssi; 21. Giving in China: an emerging nonprofit sector embedded within a strong state / Wang Xinsong, Liu Fengqin, Nan Fang, Zhao Xiaoping and Zhang Xiulan; 22. Giving in Hong Kong: a growing sector evading regulation / Elaine Chan and Wai Fung Lam; 23. Giving in Indonesia: a culture of philanthropy rooted in Islamic tradition / Una Osili and  Ca gla  Okten; 24. Giving in Japan: the role of philanthropy in strengthening civil society / Naoko Okuyama and Naoto Yamauchi; 25. Giving in South Korea: a nation of givers for the population under public assistance / Chulhee Kang, Erica Yoonkyung Auh and Younghye Hur; 26. Giving in Taiwan: on the rise following economic growth and political democratization / Kuang-Ta Lo and Shih-Ying Wu; 27. Giving in Vietnam: a nascent third sector with potential for growth / Phuong Anh Nguyen and Dana R.H. Doan; 28. Giving in Australia: philanthropic potential beginning to be realized / Wendy Scaife, Katie McDonald, Alexandra Williamson and Val erie Mossel -- 
Part III. Themes and findings: 29. The social origins of the nonprofit sector and charitable giving / Christopher J. Einolf; 30. The influence of government support for the nonprofit sector on philanthropy across nations / Phuong Anh Nguyen; 31. The influence of fiscal incentives on philanthropy across nations / Michael D. Layton; 32. The influence of religion on philanthropy across nations / Henrietta Gr onlund and Anne Birgitta Pessi; 33. Encouraging generosity: the practice and organization of fund-raising across nations / Beth Breeze and Wendy Scaife; 34. The practice of philanthropy: the facilitating factors from a cross-national perspective / Pamala Wiepking and Femida Handy.
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy is a comprehensive reference guide to the practice of philanthropy across twenty-six nations and regions. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues to provide an indispensable guide to the latest research in this field. Drawing on theoretical insights from sociology, economics, political science, and psychology, and including a stellar international line-up of leading philanthropy scholars, this essential reference work describes the non-profit sector and analyzes philanthropic endeavours country by country, providing a global overview that covers Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and the Americas. In addition, thematic chapters examine cross-national issues, including the social origins of the non-profit sector and charitable giving; the influence of government support; the role of religion; fiscal incentives; and fundraising to outline how major country-specific differences in governmental, economic, and legal policies for philanthropic actors and nonprofit organizations shape philanthropic giving, demonstrating how country-specific factors may facilitate or inhibit charitable giving. Nonprofit organizations provide important public goods and services in societies across the world. In times of economic crisis, when governments are forced to decrease public spending, these organizations become even more important in meeting demands for these goods and services. But what motivates individuals to voluntarily give away portions of their own financial resources to benefit the public good and to enable nonprofit organizations to carry out their work? Why do people in one country give more frequently and more generously to nonprofit organizations than those in another? The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy provides an indispensable guide to the latest research in philanthropy, the non-profit sector and charitable giving.
Social service.
Sociology.
Cultural studies.
Social work.
Nonprofit organizations.
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Social Work.
Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises.
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