Foundations are booming in Germany and they are frequently cherished as the ideal way to harness private wealth for the common good.
I’m critical about the efficiency, equity and legitimacy of civil society, and I think foundations are a case in point. This tax-exempt, free-roaming and supposedly benevolent capital is subjected to only minimal public accountability and may sometimes reflect a troublingly elitist vision of the common good.
Bertelsmann Stiftung / AG Berlin, via Flickr, originally uploaded by Gertrud K.
Kommandantenhaus, Unter den Linden 1, 10117 Berlin: charity?
