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USA Leads the Way in Giving
June 27, 2007
The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
-William Dean Howells
A briefing paper released by the Charitable Aid Foundation in November, 2006, "International Comparisons of Charitable Giving", provides the following breakdown of the charitable donations made as a percentage of each nation's gross domestic product:

USA �" 1.67
UK �" 0.73
Canada �" 0.72
Australia �" 0.69
South Africa �" 0.64
Ireland �" 0.47
Netherlands �" 0.45
Singapore �" 0.29
New Zealand �" 0.29
Turkey �" 0.23
Germany �" 0.22
France �" 0.14



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sandy lamm · June 27, 2007
city of fort worth
fort worth, tx, United States


It would be interesting to see these figures in the context of public expenditures to meet basic human needs. It strikes me that in the US - at least in states that are less generous than others - the private sector's donations are essential to providing services that in other countries are met by the public sector.



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