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Gift Economy pt. 2

August 18th, 2006 · No Comments · intentional communities

Just to note, that as it is practiced in America, philanthropy is not a gift economy.
In America –
1. Funding is only provided in context of achieving some goal
2. Funding is distributed based on needs assessments
3. Funding must be spent within a time frame long enough to diminish the value of the funding over that time [...]

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