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Is Philanthropy irrational?

Howard Lake | 2 July 1998 | News

What’s the point of charity? Helping the destitute or puffing up the ego of the donor? The answer may explain how the mix of US charitable donations has changed over the years. Dan Seligman asks Is philanthropy irrational? in Forbes magazine (1 June 1998).

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