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Volunteering and Society in the 21st Century /

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Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteer...

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Main Authors: Rochester, Colin (Author), Howlett, Steven (Author), Paine, Angela Ellis (Author), Zimmeck, Meta (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Public Policy.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Social Work and Community Development.
Sociology, general.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Equality.
Political planning.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Social structure.
Sociology.
Welfare state.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 274 pages)
ISBN:9780230279438
DOI:10.1057/9780230279438