The philanthropic poor: In search of explanations for the relative generosity of lower income households

Voluntas

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-358

  Wiepking, Pamala ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Donations; Income; Philanthropy; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PANEL DATA;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37049031250     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-007-9049-1     Document Type: Article

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