First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A thought-provoking challenge to our ideas about philanthropy, marking it as a deeply political activity that allows the wealthy to dictate more than we think.

When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered per

Donations and Deference -- Equality and Philanthropic Relationships -- Plutocratic Philanthropy -- Philanthropic Paternalism -- Ordinary Donors and Democratic P

Private virtue is a major factor in forming public policies, including those that affect the material well-being of citizens. This is a central thesis of Cathol