Someone recently suggested this book [1] to me. I'm still reading it, but enjoying the ride so far. The 'shift of power away from the government' argument is

Someone recently suggested this book [1] to me. I'm still reading it, but enjoying the ride so far. The 'shift of power away from the government' argument is just one of the arguments made in the book, and author Linsey McGoey discusses it much more thoroughly than the article does. See quote /a/ [1] http://www.versobooks.com/books/1959-no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift http://www.versobooks.com/books/1959-no-such-thing-as-a-free... /a/ The second concern is that philanthropy, by channelling private funds towards public services, erodes support for governmental spending on health and education. Outspoken observers such as Michael Edwards, a former executive at the Ford Foundation, point out that private philanthropy is no substitution for hard-fought battles over labour laws and social security, in part because philanthropy can be retracted on a whim, while elected officials, at least in theory, have citizens to answer to.