From philanthropy to corporate social responsibility in Guatemala: assessing shifts through Alianzas
Publication date
2013-02-18Keywords
Development methodsEducation financing
Health systems
Investment
Programme management
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
Guatemala
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Development in PracticeDocument type
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EnglishDescription
Latin American firms are moving from narrow philanthropy to broader engagement with development priorities. We examine this shift with data from Alianzas, a development programme promoting private contributions to health and education in Guatemala. We use Solomon's (2010) dimensions of proliferation, professionalisation, and partnering to compare firms' pre-Alianzas efforts with programme activities. Both firms with established and new philanthropic programmes engaged with Alianzas (proliferation). Most participants were willing to steer efforts towards public priorities (professionalisation) and collaborate with government (partnering). Given chronic underfunding of health and education priorities in Guatemala, we suggest that private contributions to public programmes be institutionalised.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
18ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614524.2012.713324