Foundations

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From a comparative point of view, Frits Hondius and Tymen van der Ploeg present the different elements of the law pertaining to foundations and charities and discuss the variety of methods used to solve the problems surrounding the protection of property set aside for public benefit. They also describe clearly how Anglo-American trusts and corporations can be foundations in the form of a legal person in civil law. The authors deal with the laws of more than thirty countries. These laws may have the same goals in many ways, but the methods of attaining them appear to be remarkably different.