Someone recently suggested  this book [1] to me. I&#x27;m still reading it, but enjoying the ride so far.<p>The &#x27;shift of power away from the government&#x27; argument is just one of the arguments made in the book, and author Linsey McGoey discusses it much more thoroughly than the article does. See quote &#x2F;a&#x2F;<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.versobooks.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;1959-no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.versobooks.com&#x2F;books&#x2F;1959-no-such-thing-as-a-free...</a><p>&#x2F;a&#x2F; The second concern is that philanthropy, by channelling private funds towards public services, erodes support for governmental spending on health and education. Outspoken observers such as Michael Edwards, a former executive at the Ford Foundation, point out that private philanthropy is no substitution for hard-fought battles over labour laws and social security, in part because philanthropy can be retracted on a whim, while elected officials, at least in theory, have citizens to answer to.