Encouraging voluntary work among public service retirees: how policy intervention can help

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Encouraging voluntary work among public service retirees: how policy intervention can help

This paper is part empirical and part theoretical. It argues that for volunteerism to be a permanent feature in the society there must be a public policy that encourages, motivates and appreciates the value of volunteerism, and that it should be consciously acknowledged in the community. To be able...

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Main Authors:	Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh, Md. Sail, Rahim, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Lumayag, Linda Alfarero
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3484/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3484/1/Encouraging_Voluntary_Work_Among_Public_Service_Retirees.pdf

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