THE PHILANTHROPIC ENTERPRISE

What Kind of Problem a City Is

By Wesley Cate
In her work the Life and Death of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs details the complex, dramatic patterns of urban life.

How good (and bad) ideas spread

By Wesley Cate
Despite technology’s role in distributing information, the diffusion of ideas is still essentially a social phenomenon.

The Future of Work

By Wesley Cate
While policymakers have a role in building a proper scaffolding for workers, what role might philanthropy, business, and social entrepreneurs play in ensuring that the individuals of our society not only survive the transition, but thrive in the midst of it?

Loneliness and Its Antidotes

By Wesley Cate
This collection of articles draws attention to the loneliness that pervades our society while considering what antidotes might serve to build meaningful connections between us.

Polycentric Innovation

By Wesley Cate
A selection of articles exploring various aspects of polycentric innovation and the conditions necessary that allow entrepreneurs of all stripes to pursue ways to improve their industry, the culture, and their communities.

Making Sense of Social Complexity

By Wesley Cate
How might we as individuals, groups, and society as a whole might make use of deeply human tools—from psychology to social learning—to make sense of the complex world in which we live?

Comment I

By Wesley Cate
By Zoltan J. Acs Peter J. Boettke and David L. Prychitko provide a valuable contribution to the debate on the relationship between the compulsory power of the state, the capitalist search for private monetary profit, and the spontaneous ordering of associations—the nonprofit sector.

Profit, Compassion and Grit

By Wesley Cate
CleanTurn provides general labor services to local businesses and organizations in Columbus, Ohio. While fulfilling market demand, CleanTurn also provides market-wage employment opportunities to individuals who have high obstacles to employment, including prior incarceration.

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