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Across the globe from North to South and East to West interest in philanthropy—private giving for public good—is growing, and in many countries the financial scale of philanthropy is increasing rapidly. Governments of very different persuasions are searching for ways in which they can encourage the wealthy and the not-so-wealthy to give more.

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Leat, D. (2016). Focus on Foundations. In: Philanthropic Foundations, Public Good and Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48289-1_1

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