The Internet is often perceived as yet another technological innovation that causes a further widening of the gap between rich and poor. However, one of the most interesting phenomena to come out of the Internet revolution is its utilization as a channel for social development. Volunteers working in task forces who were recruited through the net, work to improve the lives of many millions of pe...

Numerous analysts have linked volunteering and participation to positive economic and political outcomes. In this paper, I use the 1994 Peru LSMS to analyze volunteering patterns in rural Peru. The basic results of the paper are two. First, volunteers in rural Peru do not appear to have a low opportunity cost of time. They are more educated, and are more likely to hold a job. Other household ch...

Connections between religion and volunteering have been widely documented. Religion is a key motivating factor for in religious settings elsewhere. Episodic one of the fastest-growing forms volunteering, but literature on episodic scarce. In this article, we analyse connections religiosity, volunteering. First, identify types volunteers at events. Second, use set three independent variables (de...

Volunteering is one of the oldest human social cooperation activities. Whether it called volunteering, whether charity, in form involvement and active participation public agenda, a small-scale or extremely large-scale activity, niche fields traditional fields, organized on basis state-sponsored programs non-governmental institutions, over time, volunteering has represented clear manifestation ...

There has been a steady increase in research studying the role of gender prosocial behavior, such as charitable giving and volunteering. We provide an extensive review interdisciplinary literature derive hypotheses about three different pathways that lead men women to differ their display volunteering: through social capital, motivations, resources. test these across 19 countries by analyzing 2...