A critique of the discourse of marketized philanthropy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 974-989

  Nickel, Patricia Mooney ^a   Eikenberry, Angela M ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical social theory; Discourse; Marketized philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849099281     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764208327670     Document Type: Article

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