Who really cares : the surprising truth about compassionate conservatism : America's charity divide--who gives, who doesn't, and why it matters /

Who really cares : the surprising truth about compassionate conservatism : America's charity divide--who gives, who doesn't, and why it matters /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brooks, Arthur C., 1964-
Imprint:	New York : Basic Books, c2006.
Description:	xiii, 250 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Charities -- United States. Voluntarism -- United States. Liberals -- Charitable contributions -- United States. Conservatives -- Charitable contributions -- United States. Charity -- Political aspects. Charities. Voluntarism. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6242498

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ISBN:	0465008216 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780465008216 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-236) and index.
Standard no.:	9780465008216

Table of Contents:

Introduction : charity and selfishness in America
1. Is compassionate conservatism an oxymoron?
2. Faith and charity
3. Other people's money
4. Income, welfare, and charity
5. Charity begins at home
6. Continental drift
7. Charity makes you healthy, happy, and rich
8. The way forward
App. The data on charity and selfishness.