Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism Reprint Edition

by Arthur C. Brooks (Author), James Q. Wilson (Foreword)

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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 charity: 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.

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"Who Cares is not just about how we contribute time and money; it is also about how our culture may affect our politics and our economy. It is the best study of charity that I have read." -- James Q. Wilson

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Arthur C. Brooks is Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. The author of Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, Brooks writes widely about the connections between culture, politics, and economic life in America, and his work appears frequently in the Wall Street Journal and other publications. He is a native of Seattle, Washington, and currently lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife Ester and their three children.

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Publisher: Basic Books; Reprint edition (December 4, 2007)
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V. Turner

Who really cares will be a surprise to you.

November 14, 2017

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This book was one of the most impressive books I have read recently. It is full of research and statistics to back up his conclusions, but is still very readable and easy to understand. If you are interested in who really cares about others, about helping others and not just saying they care, but really doing something, then you need to read this book.
It is an eye opener about who really cares, the liberal, the conservative, the religious or the secular. Who really cares enough to reach in their pocket and give some money, or who really care enough to volunteer their time is answered in this book and the answer will surprise and enlighten you.

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C. Wilson

A MUST-READ FOR EVERY CITIZEN

June 1, 2017

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Excellent and insightful, well-researched and plainly stated without the nonsense garble that has become the hallmark of academic "writing". Whether you are active in a charity or not, this is an interesting and well-presented book about who gives and why, with results that might surprise you.

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Jennifer Trautman

Good book, easy read.

January 15, 2016

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Read half of it since I was running low on time for a paper. Written well, easy to read. I chose this one out of a list of around 10 books just because ethics, donations, compassion (etc..) is something I've personally been controversial with for a long time and it honestly was the shortest book. I bought it as an ebook and flowed well. I feel most of the beginning of what I read was very objective, but he definitely made a point to clarify his opinions. I feel like this could be a good read if I had the time.

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David Shabat

Five Stars

March 16, 2015

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A must read for any person with an open mind

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Michael Booker

The subtitle's a bit misleading

January 15, 2007

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The book's subtitle ("the surprising truth about compassionate conservatism") overstates the book's own points about giving patterns. The main point of Brook's book, based on a huge colllection of research, is that society benefits at all levels from private charity and that some mindsets produce charitable behavior (at a statistical level!) more readily than others.

Religion (however you choose to measure it, and interestingly, regardless of flavor) increases the likelihood of giving to all forms of charity.

Believing that caring for others is the government's job decreases generosity *regardless* of whether the government is performing that function or not.

Being married and having children both increase the tendency to give even when you control for differences in income.

Despite what at least one reviewer has stated, Brooks makes it clear that there are exceptions to all of these patterns. He states that so often that I have to wonder if people ever bother to actually READ the books they're reviewing.

I do have some petty quibbles with the book. Brooks tries to compare U.S. and Europen taxes by just comparing income tax rates, which doesn't take goodies like the VAT into consideration. His concluding chapter, about how to increase charitable behavior, looks far too readily to the government for solutions when the whole tenor of the book is critical of its effectiveness.

Still, a fascinating book, and well worth reading.

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Maureen K. Adler

If you claim that Professor Brooks doesn't prove his case, you didn't read the book.

October 29, 2010

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I had heard of this book a couple years ago, but didn't buy it until recently, after I heard a religious functionary joking about how conservatives don't care about the poor anyhow, and it irked me. He should have known better. I remembered hearing of this book, so I ordered it and read it. It is fascinating, VERY WELL RESEARCHED, and VERY WELL-DOCUMENTED. I can see why it makes lefties want to pan it. It reveals that Conservatives, who leftists typically accuse of selfishness, turn out to be far more charitable than liberals. Conservatives give more money, INCLUDING TO SECULAR CAUSES, volunteer more hours, donate blood more often and even are more likely to be kindly in ordinary ways, such as being willing to stop and give a lost person directions, than do liberals. Reading the book and then reading some negative reviews, I conclude, and not for the first time, that liberals like to pan books they consider antithetical to their pet causes, even though they don't want to let any mental fresh air into their closed minds by actually reading what they are slamming. That way they do a bad deed by lowering the book's ratings for no rational reason at all, and can increase their self-esteem by helping their cause. Professor Brooks is well-respected scholar and author and he covers this subject in a way that would hold the interest of anyone who can think at all, enlightening while entertaining.

You would do yourself a favor by reading this book, and practicing what Professor Brooks preaches: his research proves that if you do so, the life you improve by becoming more charitable might well be your own.

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J Taylor

Conservatives already know this.

March 18, 2007

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This book confirms with research something that conservatives already know. Some of the reviews by those on the left express their indignation about the findings because they happen to be giving people. Obviously opposite examples can be found in any group sampling. Conservatives don't generally try to paint liberals as uncaring. The problem has been liberals trying to paint conservatives as uncaring and ungiving because of opposition to the government being the primary source of giving. When people control more of their own money, they are free to give from their own hearts as they see the needs arise in their own neighborhoods.

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Susanna Hutcheson

An interesting read

July 20, 2007

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This is a rather fascinating book. I find it interesting to read about who gives and why and who doesn't give and why. The way we give tells a lot about us as a people. So do the organizations we give to.

This book goes into great detail and uses only the data. It is not biased. It's interesting the read that the working poor give more than the rich when you take into account the percentage of their income.

It's also interesting to read that people who give are happier and that giving creates prosperity. I've always believed that --- in a secular and not religious way.

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in giving and people who give and also to people who would like to increase their own prosperity by putting the law of giving into effect.

This is a well documented, well written book.

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This was a watershed, data based answer to the demographics of who really donates across America and the important of government welfare verses private giving.

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Garbage written by a professional, compulsive liar.

Just garbage written by a professional compulsive liar. Author claims to be a liberal. Check the books and articles he's written; they all slam liberals and liberalism and pretend...Read more

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because I guarantee a substantial amount has nothing whatsoever to do with actually helping the poor or disadvantaged

Does he mention the strings that are often attached to religious charitable giving? Does he mention their purpose is often more about missionary work and conversion than it is...Read more

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Correlation is not Causation

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A new look at giving

Love Brooks idea that giving good for both recipient and giver. Very interesting data provided to support his thesis. Also an enjoyable read.

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G. Larrow

The controversy is settled and he has the data to ...

The controversy is settled and he has the data to back it up. There are the people who talk the talk and then there are the walkers...guess who is who?

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Great Read on Charitable Giving

Very insightful. Pact full with statistics to support results of who gives and who does NOT give to charities. Highly recommend this book!!!!

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Readers will Learn Much!!!

Brooks writes informatively, clearly, and compassionately. Furthermore, his extensive research data on giving & volunteering are contrarian--bucking the received knowledge of...Read more

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This is a great book. Arthur Brooks is an amazing author and ...

This is a great book. Arthur Brooks is an amazing author and thought leader. I read this in a couple of days, and then quickly gave it to a friend to read.

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