The global ‘debate’ around philanthropy often resembles a ping-pong game. A noted critic lobs a grenade making broad allegations of widespread self-serving, hypocritical, ineffective, tax-avoiding billionaire philanthropists. A practitioner in the field responds with well-intentioned counter examples of the considerable good work of other philanthropists. Repeat ad nauseam.

I recently reviewed two books that transcend that kind of exchange. In Defence of Philantnropy by Beth Breeze and The Tyranny of Generosity by Theodore M Lechterman present thoughtful questions and answers to the deeper questions.

Read the review here: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/book-review/defence-of-philanthropy-tyranny-of-generosity/

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What do you think the critical questions on philanthropy are? Comments more than welcome!