Politics of Foundations

<p>This book explores the roles and visions foundations have of and for themselves in the new Europe. </p><p>The leading contributors go beyond a quantitative profile of foundations in Europe and probe deeper into their role and contributions in meeting the economic cultural environmental and educational needs of European societies. Includes a mapping and appraisal of foundation visions policies and strategies and an overall assessment of the current and future policy environment in which they operate. <em>The Politics of Foundations</em> combines the detailed comparative analysis of current challenges facing foundations with individual country studies on Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy the Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom and also includes a comparative view from the United States. </p><p>This valuable reference will be of interest to researchers and students of foundations policy-making comparative politics and international business as well as policy makers and professionals.</p>