chris3

I am sorry but I can't help but feel that you mist the gist of my question. I understand how all measures of human well being increased in the 19th century, this is not in question. I am at this point trying to find quantitative data to compare the quantity of philanthropy between the 19th and 20th centuries. I would like to find some comparison between charity in the 19th century and the 20th/21st centuries. Carnegie and Rockefeller can be written of as notable exceptions.

Charity in the 19th century I recently found myself in a conversation on Facebook on the issue on the issue of volunteerism. The argument goes that during the Victorian period the rich just got richer and let the poor starve with a few exceptions. I have heard arguments from Milton Friedman and Stephan Molenueux that this is in fact not the case. I have looked for some sort quantitative comparison between the 19th and 20th centuries but not had much luck. I would really like some figures or references to support or deny the claims of Friedman in this video.