Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism

by Roelofs, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780791456422
• ISBN10: 0791456420
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

In this pathbreaking study of foundation influence, author Joan Roelofs produces a comprehensive picture of philanthropy's critical role in society. She shows how a vast number of policy innovations have arisen from the most important foundations, lessening the destructive impact of global "marketization." Conversely, groups and movements that might challenge the status quo are nudged into line with grants and technical assistance, and foundations also have considerable power to shape such things as public opinion, higher education, and elite ideology. The cumulative effect is that foundations, despite their progressive goals, have a depoliticizing effect, one that preserves the hegemony of neoliberal institutions.

Author Biography

Joan Roelofs is Professor of Political Science at Keene State College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
What Are Foundations?	7	(20)
Ideology and Information	27	(38)
Reforming Government	65	(16)
Market Supplement: Arts and Culture	81	(8)
Market Supplement: Social Welfare and the Economy	89	(12)
Foundations and the Legal System	101	(20)
Social Change Organizations	121	(36)
International Activities	157	(40)
Conclusions and Questions for Further Research	197	(14)
Appendix A. Inquiry Letter for Haymarket Research	211	(2)
Appendix B. Haymarket Research Questionnaire	213	(2)
Appendix C. Selected Groups Funded by Haymarket 1974--1978	215	(4)
Notes	219	(30)
Select Bibliography	249	(10)
Index	259