HistPhil, “a web publication on the history of the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, with a particular emphasis on how history can shed light on contemporary philanthropic issues and practice,” has been hosting an on-going forum on
philanthropy and the state. A recent contribution, by my
Georgetown Law colleague
Anne Fleming, is
The Changing Role of Foundations in Regulatory Reform: The Case of Small-Dollar Loan Reform. It is a summary of the paper Professor Fleming gave as a member of a panel on “Private Foundations and Public Policy” at the recent Policy History Conference in Nashville.