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In both of these accounts, we see how __philanthropic identities – closely bound up in (familial) identities of wealth centred on the (financial) success of family businesses and hagiographic narratives of the dedication and entrepreneurialism of the founders of those businesses – lend legitimacy to philanthropic practice itself.__ Wealthy philanthropists thus assume legitimacy to shape local and national development practices not on account of any prior expertise in development initiatives, but rather by virtue of their relationship to wealth and its origins.
Brazilian Elites and Their Philanthropy
Jessica Sklair
When we feel deeply drawn to someone, we cathect with them; that is, we invest feelings or emotion in them. That process of investment wherein a loved one becomes important to us is called “cathexis.”
All About Love
bell hooks
Democratic societies involve a commitment to much more than a representative system of government with free and fair elections. Democracy involves a commitment to the equal standing of citizens and an equal respect for their interests. Such equal standing and respect are manifest when citizens are formally equal under the law— there is no second-class citizenship—and when all citizens possess an equal opportunity for political influence and participation.
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Rob Reich
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