This paper argues that a capabilities-based approach to measuring human development, while predominantly utilized in the Global South, is pertinent to that of the Global North also. Using tools like the Human Development Index allows for a more comprehensive understanding of well-being than...

Introduction : philanthropy in democratic societies / Rob Reich, Lucy Bernholz, and Chiara Cordelli -- Altruism and the origins of nonprofit philanthropy / Jonathan Levy -- Why is the history of philanthropy not a part of American history? / Olivier Zunz -- On the role of foundations in...

Intro -- Contents -- Part I. Introduction -- Occupy the Future -- Part II. The Empirical and Normative Foundation -- Economic Inequality in the United States: An Occupy-Inspired Primer -- How Much Inequality Is There? -- Trends In Inequality -- Cross-National Comparisons -- The Sources of...