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

• 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; LDCs; Low income groups; Modernization; Original Paper; Philanthropy; Political Science; Political theories; Social Policy; Social Sciences; Studies; Indiana; United States > US; Indianapolis Indiana; Democracy; Modernization; Civil society; Charitable giving; Economic development

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...