Perspectives on volunteering : voices from the South /: voices from the South. ([2017])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Perspectives on volunteering : voices from the South /: voices from the South. ([2017])
- Main Title:
- Perspectives on volunteering : voices from the South
- Further Information:
- Note: Jacqueline Butcher, Christopher J. Einolf, editors.
- Editors:
- Butcher, Jacqueline
Einolf, Christopher J, 1969- - 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.
- Publisher Details:
- Switzerland : Springer Nature
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 302/.14
Social sciences
Voluntarism -- Cross-cultural studies
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology
Voluntarism
Social Science -- General
Business & Economics -- Business Ethics
Cultural studies
Business ethics & social responsibility
Business ethics
Social Science -- Sociology -- General
Sociology
Electronic books
Cross-cultural studies - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319398990
3319398997 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783319398976
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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