TITLE:
Elite Rivalry: Government and Philanthropy in Israel
AUTHORS:
Uzi Sasson
KEYWORDS:
Philanthropy, Israel, Government
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.2,
February
13,
2015
ABSTRACT: Philanthropies and governments are two
separate entities that distribute resources. Each sector uses a different set
of criteria in deciding what to promote. Philanthropy is usually aimed toward
doing good deeds, such as fighting poverty, helping the underprivileged, and other local or global problems. The government
is a system that prioritizes the allocation of public resources. However, when
it comes to private endeavors, governments would force private people to make
donations or decide in which direction to channel these resources. Nevertheless,
philanthropic charity in Israel is a phenomenon that raises issues of power and
control between philanthropies and the government regarding the motives for
giving and the goals of the enterprises supported. Hence, it is interesting to
question the effects of the donations, the motivations for giving, and the
influence it has on the Israeli society.