Authors: Bekkers, René; Wiepking, Pamala

Source: Voluntary Sector Review, Volume 2, Number 3, November 2011 , pp. 337-365(29)

Publisher: Policy Press

Abstract:

This is the first of two papers in which we present a comprehensive review of the multidisciplinary academic literature on philanthropy, identifying the predictors of charitable giving by individuals and households. For each predictor, we discuss the evidence for the mechanisms that may explain why the predictor is correlated with giving. We conclude with a brief agenda for future research. In this first paper we present the evidence on the relationship of giving with religion, education, age and socialisation.

Keywords: CHARITABLE GIVING; PHILANTHROPY; DONATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204080511X6087712

Publication date: 2011-11-01

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