Disentangling class from philanthropy: The double-edged sword of alternative giving

Critical Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 537-549

  Silver, Ira ^a  

^a FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative foundations; Class power; Community activists; Donors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547606240     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916307X189013     Document Type: Article

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