Pro Bono?Pro Bono? discusses philanthropy not as a social or humanitarian practice but as an integrated part of present-day creative capitalism, having a direct relation to its growing inequality. The book investigates four expressions of philanthropy as ideology: consumer philanthropy, where we are asked to consume with good conscience; corporate philanthropy where businesses engage in social work and where philanthropic associations reengineer themselves to mimic corporations; billionaire philanthropy where conspicuous consumption is now being supplemented with conspicuous philanthropy; and finally celebrity philanthropy where now one of the hallmarks of a celebrity is the commitment to use that fame to do good. |
Contents
Competition and Inequality | |
Consumer Philanthropy | |
Corporate Philanthropy | |
Think Like a Corporation The CharitableIndustrial | |
Plutocharity | |
Celebrity Philanthropy | |
Microcredit and the Poor Entrepreneur | |
Philanthrocapitalism | |
Ungrateful and disobedient | |
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