In public policy discourse, the role of government is not universally accepted, but tends to have widespread support. Most of those who want smaller government with fewer programs accede to the notion that government is here to stay in, e.g., care for the poor. This paper challenges the role of...

"Not alms but a friend": the moral economy of scientific charity -- Organizing charity in the city of strangers: the New York COS -- Neither alms nor a friend: organizational obstacles to the practice of scientific charity -- "Hoping for your kind interest": donors, clients, and uses of...