Cross-National Differences in Charitable Giving in the West and the World

Most theories of cross-national variation in charitable giving have been tested only on samples of countries of Western European culture; this paper applies these theories to 114 countries, including 93 non-Western countries, using data from the Gallup World Poll. It finds strong support for economi...

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Published in:	Voluntas (Manchester, England) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 472 - 491
Main Author:	Einolf, Christopher J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer Science+Business Media, LLC (Springer) 01.04.2017 Springer US Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Charities Civil society Cultural differences Democracy Developing countries Donations Economic activity Economic development Economic theory European culture Financial support GDP Gross Domestic Product Income International comparisons LDCs Low income groups Modernization Original Paper Philanthropy Political Science Political theories Social Policy Social Sciences Studies Theory Indiana United States > US Indianapolis Indiana Democracy Modernization Civil society Charitable giving Economic development
ISSN:	0957-8765, 1573-7888
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