The Values of Volunteering [electronic resource] : Cross-Cultural Perspectives / edited by Paul Dekker, Loek Halman

This book examines volunteering in detail from a civil society perspective, using empirical data garnered from various sources for countries all over the globe. The contributions 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.