Disaster Philanthropy: Why Are Some Disasters More Appealing than Others?: "Some disasters are just more popular. It's a terrible thing to say, but charity does discriminate. Sometimes the cash flows and sometimes it just doesn't.
In the case of the Gulf Oil Spill, it hasn't. An article at MSNBC.com explores the possible reasons: few human lives lost, fury at BP and a belief that the company should be paying for everything, uncertainty about the final dimensions of the disaster, and confusion about where to send the money.
No comments:
Post a Comment