One crucial feature of the Global Education Industry (GEI) is its new mix players. Within GEI, corporate philanthropies have emerged as influential actors. They are increasingly involved in teacher education, particular continuing professional development (CPD) teachers which not only constitutes a market, but also policy instrument to disseminate ideas and beliefs. In this context, preferably ...

We present an overview of the academic literature on philanthropy, divided in two parts: 1. Who gives how much; 2. Why people give. In part 1 we survey the literature on characteristics of individuals and households that are related to giving. In part 2, we identify eight mechanisms as the most important forces that drive giving: (1) awareness of need; (2) solicitation; (3) costs and benefits; ...

BACKGROUND In 1990, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP) sparked a year long boycott of Philip Morris's Marlboro cigarettes and Miller beer. The boycott protested the company's support of Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina), a leading opponent of AIDS funding and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. ACT-UP demanded that Philip Morris sever its ties w...