Appealing to the crowd the ethical, political, and practical dimensions of donation-based crowdfunding

This text offers a close examination of the ethical, political, and practical dimensions of donation-based online crowdfunding for basic needs including medical treatment, housing, food, and education. Crowdfunding uses online platforms and social networks to raise money from friends, family, and co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Snyder, Jeremy, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press 2023.
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
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Sumario:This text offers a close examination of the ethical, political, and practical dimensions of donation-based online crowdfunding for basic needs including medical treatment, housing, food, and education. Crowdfunding uses online platforms and social networks to raise money from friends, family, and complete strangers for a variety of projects and needs. This practice has grown massively worldwide in recent years in terms of the numbers of crowdfunding campaigns and donors, money raised, visibility, and cultural influence.
Notas:Also issued in print: 2023.
"This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197658161
9780197658154
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