Perspectives on Volunteering Voices from the South /
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| Summary: | XVII, 280 p. 15 illus., 6 illus. in color. text |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39899-0 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
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.