Pro Bono? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781782798675)

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.

Author: Mikkel Thorup
ISBN-10: 1782798676
ISBN-13: 9781782798675
Publisher: Zero Books
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2015
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d