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What Makes Charity Work?: A Century of Public and Private Philanthropy
Myron . Ed(S): Magnet
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Description for What Makes Charity Work?: A Century of Public and Private Philanthropy
hardcover. Editor(s): Magnet, Myron. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
A compassionate America has spent more than $5 trillion on welfare programs over three decades, but the poor haven't vanished, and the self-destructive behavior that imprisons many in poverty has become an intergenerational inheritance. Drawing on the City Journal's superlative reporting, What Makes Charity Work? shows in concrete and compelling detail how government assistance to the poor is doomed to failure — because it treats them as victims of forces beyond their control, robs them of a sense of personal responsibility, and neglects the virtues they need to escape poverty. Contrasting case studies of charities both old and new show ... Read more
A compassionate America has spent more than $5 trillion on welfare programs over three decades, but the poor haven't vanished, and the self-destructive behavior that imprisons many in poverty has become an intergenerational inheritance. Drawing on the City Journal's superlative reporting, What Makes Charity Work? shows in concrete and compelling detail how government assistance to the poor is doomed to failure — because it treats them as victims of forces beyond their control, robs them of a sense of personal responsibility, and neglects the virtues they need to escape poverty. Contrasting case studies of charities both old and new show ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566633345
SKU
V9781566633345
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Ref
99-15
About Myron . Ed(S): Magnet
Myron Magnet is editor of City Journal, the highly respected quarterly magazine published in New York by The Manhattan Institute. He has also written The Dream and the Nightmare and edited What Makes Charity Work? and The Millennial City.
Reviews for What Makes Charity Work?: A Century of Public and Private Philanthropy
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John Norquist, Mayor, City of Milwaukee City Journal is consistently the most stimulating source of reporting and analysis.
George Will, winner of the Pulitzer Prize Even when I disagree with City Journal, I dare not ignore it.
Bill Moyers City Journal is the great ... Read more