Charitable donations as a reflection of national values: An exploratory comparison of Canada and the United States

Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Basil, Debra Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Charitable donations; Cross cultural comparison; Secondary data analysis; Survey data; The United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548329255     PISSN: 10495142     EISSN: 15406997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J054v18n01_01     Document Type: Article

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