The self-help myth : how philanthropy fails to alleviate poverty

The self-help myth how philanthropy fails to alleviate poverty

Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this eye-opening analysis, Erica Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kohl-Arenas, Erica, 1968- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press 2016.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Poverty, Interrupted ; 1.
Subjects:
Farmers > California > Central Valley (Valley)
Charities > California > Central Valley (Valley) > Case studies.
Poverty > California > Central Valley (Valley)
Immigrants > California > Central Valley (Valley)
California > Economic conditions > 20th century.
California > Economic conditions > 21st century.
agriculture production regions.
agriculture.
american culture.
american poverty.
american studies.
antipoverty programs.
antipoverty.
behavior of poor people.
california.
case studies.
central valley.
charity.
civic participation.
farms and farmers.
food banks.
government and governing.
inequality.
migrant farm workers.
migrants.
mutual prosperity.
philanthropy.
politics.
poverty studies.
poverty.
relationships of power.
religious organizations.
theories of change.
traditional american ideals.
united states of america.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009799164206719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CHAPTER ONE. Private Philanthropy and the Self-Help Myth
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Hustling Arm of the Union: Nonprofit Institutionalization and the Compromises of Cesar Chavez
  • CHAPTER THREE. Foundation-Driven Collaborative Initiatives: Civic Participation for What?
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Selling Mutual Prosperity: Worker-Grower Partnerships and the "Win-Win" Paradigm
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Conclusion
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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