Pro Bono?

By Mikkel Thorup

Pro Bono? discusses philanthropy not as a social or humanitarian practice but as an integrated part of present-day creative capitalism, having a direct relation to its growing inequality. The book investigates four expressions of philanthropy as ideology: consumer philanthropy, where we are asked to consume with good conscience; corporate philanthropy where businesses engage in social work and where philanthropic associations reengineer themselves to mimic corporations; billionaire philanthropy where conspicuous consumption is now being supplemented with conspicuous philanthropy; and finally celebrity philanthropy where now one of the hallmarks of a celebrity is the commitment to use that fame to do good.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782798676
• ISBN13: 9781782798675
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Zer0 Books
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"