An economic and ethical approach to charity and to charity endowments

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-284

  Core, John E ^a   Donaldson, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charity; Endowments; Proximity preference; Time preference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CHARITIES; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUND RAISING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 77956865657     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760903480517     Document Type: Article

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