How generous are Americans, anyway?
Every now and then I read self-congratulatory articles about how generous Americans are. This one from World magazine is relatively typical:
Americans are the most generous people on the planet, and they mostly don’t toot their own horns about it.
A new study by the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity says that Americans account for 45 percent of all philanthropic giving worldwide. Not only is that significantly more than any other nation on earth, it’s also dramatically more on a per capita basis. One example: The average American gives 14 times more to charity than the average Italian. . . .
“Americans give at least twice as much as anyone else,” [Arthur C. Brooks, a fellow at the Hudson Institute and the author of Gross National Happiness] said. “And we’re giving now more than ever before.” Read the rest of this entry »
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