Government overseas aid is no bar to individual giving
Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 08:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Greater government aid to overseas development charities does not discourage individual giving, according to new research. Fears that increasing government grants would serve to "crowd out" donations from individuals are unwarranted. If anything, say researchers, the opposite is the case, with greater government grants to development charities appearing to encourage individual donors to give more.