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Author:

Ehlers, Anja.

Title:

Volunteering by older people in the EU / [authors: Anja Ehlers, Gerhard Naegele and Monika Reichert].

Publisher:

Publications Office of the European Union,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

v, 55 p. ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Older volunteers--European Union countries.
Voluntarism--European Union countries.
Older people--European Union countries--Social conditions.
Ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit.
Mitgliedsstaaten.
Älterer Mensch.
Europäische Union.

Other Authors:

Naegele, Gerhard, 1948-
Reichert, Monika, 1958-
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.

Notes:

"TJ-32-11-726-EN-C"--P. [4] of cover. Above title: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52).

Contents:

Executive summary -- Introduction and policy context -- Social exclusion, active aging and volunteering in old age -- Research objectives and methods -- Social exclusion of older people in Europe -- Differences in volunteering across Europe -- Obstacles to volunteering -- Thematic review of the case studies -- Lessons from the case studies -- Conclusions and policy pointers.

ISBN:

9289710128 (pbk)
9789289710121 (pbk)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)743237852

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)