Perspectives on Volunteering: Voices from the South

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.