What encourages charitable giving and philanthropy?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1185-1205

  Adloff, Frank ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Childlessness; Germany; Interactionism; Philanthropy; USA

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ELDERLY POPULATION; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

GERMANY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849152496     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08008295     Document Type: Article

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