Download or read book Getting Rich But Not Giving? Exploring the Mechanisms Impeding Charitable Giving in China written by Reza Hasmath and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has have witnessed phenomenal economic growth in the 21st century. In sharp contrast to this wealth expansion, the nation is the one of the world's least generous in terms of domestic charitable giving. Seemingly, while individuals are getting wealthier they do not show a higher level of charitable giving. This study draws data from the Chinese General Social Survey to explain this “giving puzzle”. It proposes four mechanisms - perceived socio-economic status, financial security, social trust, and political efficacy - as the main contributing variables to understand the relatively low levels of charitable giving in mainland China.