num_pages: 250
description: We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America-including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than the Right. Brooks, a preeminent public policy expert, spent years researching giving trends in America, and even he was surprised by what he found. In Who Really Cares , he identifies the forces behind American strong families, church attendance, earning one's own income (as opposed to receiving welfare), and the belief that individuals-not government-offer the best solution to social ills. But beyond just showing us who the givers and non-givers in America really are today, Brooks shows that giving is crucial to our economic prosperity, as well as to our happiness, health, and our ability to govern ourselves as a free people.
language: English
title: Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism -- America's Charity Divide--Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters
titlecomplete: Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism -- America's Charity Divide--Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters
genres: Sociology, Social, History, Business, Economics, Religion, Leadership, Politics, Cultural, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 408
publisher: Basic Books