Pro Bono?

by Mikkel Thorup

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782798675
Publisher:	Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date:	08/28/2015
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Mikkel Thorup is an intellectual historian focusing on the political history of the present.

Table of Contents

1 The Soul of Humankind under Philanthropic Capitalism 1

2 From Absurd to Ethical: What is Philanthropic Capitalism? 7

3 Capital Selves: Competition and Inequality 13

4 Charity Button: Consumer Philanthropy 21

5 'Doing Good While Doing Great': Corporate Philanthropy 29

6 Think Like a Corporation! The Charitable-Industrial Complex 35

7 The Not-So-Secret Millionaire: Plutocharity 41

8 The World Is Watching: Celebrity Philanthropy 49

9 Lenders all: Microcredit and the Poor Entrepreneur 59

10 The Gospel of Inequality: Philanthrocapitalism 67

11 Ungrateful and disobedient 75

Acknowledgments 79

Bibliography 81