The Values of Volunteering

This text examines volunteering in detail from a civil society perspective, using empirical data garnered from various sources for countries all over the globe. The contributions in this title deal with a broad spectrum of questions, ranging from the diversity, social and cultural determinants and organizational settings of volunteering, to its possible individual, social, and political effects. The book explains the differences and similarities in volunteering between countries and the conditions that may be conducive to or hinder volunteering, and much more.