Peter Benson, Justice in Transactions: A Theory of Contract Law, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019, 610 + xiv pp, hb £68.95

BACKGROUND According to the World Health Organization, coronary atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death worldwide. The INTERHEART study demonstrated that dyslipidemia is one of the most important independent risk factors for AMI. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the lipid profile and blood pressure of school children attending private (paid) and public/philanthropic (free) schools. METHODS Blood...

In recent years, a significant amount of literature has emerged on the topic of Corporate Giving, which is embedded in the broader discussion about Corporate Social Responsibility. Studies show that while managers appear to have increasingly come to see the need to integrate or fit corporate philanthropic activity with the company’s core mission and strategy, the actual practice of such “strate...

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the profile of caregivers of elderly in long-term care facilities. The studied population included 181 randomly selected caregivers, 98 from philanthropic and 83 from private institutions in the city of Belo Horizonte. Data were collected applying structured questionnaires. The variables evaluated were sex, age group, educational level,...

Philanthropic foundations are often described as ‘intermediaries’ yet the term is neither defined nor de-constructed. This short paper identifies and briefly discusses 14 dimensions of intermediary roles played by foundations, groups them into four major themes: bringing parties together, capacity development relationship building, temporal bridging, sector-level or institutional intermediation.