VOLUNTEERISM DROPS AS GOVERNMENT RAISE SOCIAL SPENDING

An increase in government spending on social benefits by 1% point of GDP decreases an individual’s likelihood of volunteering for religious, sports, arts, or any other kind of organization by about 2% points. Another factor that diminishes volunteerism is the population’s confidence in its elected officials. Among the countries with the smallest proportions of adults doing unpaid work are Hungary, Japan, and Spain, at 16%; at the other end of the spectrum are Sweden, the Slovak Republic, and the United Sates, with volunteer rates of 56%, 54%, and 50%, respectively.

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