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100	1		_aKohl-Arenas, Erica.
245	1	4	_aThe Self-Help Myth : _bHow Philanthropy Fails to Alleviate Poverty.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (273 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aPoverty, Interrupted Series ; _vv.1
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Private Philanthropy and the Self-Help Myth -- 2. The Hustling Arm of the Union: Nonprofit Institutionalization and the Compromises of Cesar Chavez -- 3. Foundation-Driven Collaborative Initiatives: Civic Participation for What? -- 4. Selling Mutual Prosperity: Worker-Grower Partnerships and the "Win-Win" Paradigm -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520			_aCan philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do antipoverty programs work on the ground? In this eye-opening analysis, Erica Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how these issues play out in California's Central Valley, which is one of the wealthiest agricultural production regions in the world and also home to the poorest people in the United States. Through the lens of a provocative set of case studies, The Self-Help Myth reveals how philanthropy maintains systems of inequality by attracting attention to the behavior of poor people while shifting the focus away from structural inequities and relationships of power that produce poverty. In Fresno County, for example, which has a 5.6 billion-plus agricultural industry, migrant farm workers depend heavily on food banks, religious organizations, and family networks to feed and clothe their families. Foundation professionals espouse well-intentioned, hopeful strategies to improve the lives of the poor. These strategies contain specific ideas--in philanthropy terminology, "theories of change"-- that rely on traditional American ideals of individualism and hard work, such as self-help, civic participation, and mutual prosperity. But when used in partnership with well-defined limits around what foundations will and will not fund, these ideals become fuzzy concepts promoting professional and institutional behaviors that leave relationships of poverty and inequality untouched.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aImmigrants - California - Central Valley (Valley).
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aKohl-Arenas, Erica _tThe Self-Help Myth _dBerkeley : University of California Press,c2015 _z9780520283435
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aPoverty, Interrupted Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4054163 _zClick to View
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