Perspectives on Volunteering : Voices from the South

This volume overlooks the distinct expressions and awareness of volunteering in the lived reality of people from different regions of the world. By casting the net widely this book not only expands the geographic reach of experiences, models and case studies but also transcends the conventional focu...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Butcher, Jacqueline (Editor), Einolf, Christopher J. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesNonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series,
Subjects
Social sciences.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Business ethics.
Sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319398990
ISSN1568-2579
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-39899-0
Physical DescriptionXVII, 280 p. 15 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Volunteering: An Introduction and Theoretical Framework
  • 1: Volunteering: A Complex Social Phenomenon
  • Part II: Cross-national Approaches
  • 2. The Economic Value of Volunteering: Comparative Estimates among Developing, Transitional, and Developed Countries
  • 3. Perceptions of Volunteering and Their Effect on Sustainable Development and Poverty alleviation in Mozambique, Nepal and Kenya
  • 4. The Role of Civic Service in Enhancing Youth Employability: Reflections on National Youth Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 5. Corporate Volunteering in the Global South
  • 6. The Value of Volunteers in Community-Based Organisations: Insights from Southern Africa
  • 7. Models, Developments and Effects of Trans-Border Youth Volunteer Exchange Programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa
  • Part III: Country studies
  • 8. Global Solidarity: Learning from Volunteer Frameworks in Peru
  • 9. Beyond Images and Perceptions: Conceptualizing and Measuring Volunteerism in Buenos Aires
  • 10. Solidarity and Volunteering: A View from Mexico
  • 11. Volunteerism and the State: Understanding the Development of Volunteering in China
  • 12. Volunteering in Armenia: Leaving the Soviet Legacy Behind?
  • 13. The Current State of Volunteering in Turkey
  • Part IV: Conclusion
  • Conclusion.

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