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Part I: Setting the Scene Foreword (Helmut Anheier) 1. Introduction: A New `New Philanthropy: From Impetus to Impact (Susan D. Phillips and Tobias Jung) Part II: The Roots of and Impulses for Philanthropy Vignette: (G)Local Philanthropy: Local Ideas, Global Potential the Shorefast Foundation (Natalie Slawinski) 2. The Multi-layered History of Western Philanthropy (Hugh Cunningham) 3. Approaching Philanthropy from a Social Theory Perspective (Frank Adloff) 4. What Motivates People to Give their Own Private Resources for the Public Good? (Cathy Pharoah) 5. Women and Philanthropy (Debra Mesch and Andrea Pactor) 6. Charity Communications: Shaping Donor Perceptions and Giving (Sally Hibbert) Part III: The Geographies and Scales of Philanthropy Vignette: Philanthropy in India (Emily Jansons and Femida Handy) 7. Regional Differences in Philanthropy (Ren Bekkers) 8. Philanthropy at the Community Level: Supporting Community Empowerment (Michael D. Layton) 9. Indigenous Philanthropy: Challenging Western Preconceptions (Shauna Mottiar and Mvuselelo Ngcoya) 10. The Globalization of Philanthropy: Trends and Channels of Giving (Hillel Schmid and Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim) 11. The Role of Philanthropy in Disaster Relief (Naim Kapucu) Part IV: The Intersections of Philanthropy and Public Policy Vignette: Muddy Waters Difficulties in the relationship between philanthropy, the private and the public sectors (Diana Leat) 12. The Evolving State Relationship: Implications of `Big Societies and Shrinking States (John Healy and Gemma Donnelly-Cox) 13. Public Policy for Philanthropy: Catching the Wave or Creating a Backwater? (Susan D. Phillips and Steven Rathgeb Smith)
