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Author Georgeou, Nichole

Title Neoliberalism, Development, and Aid Volunteering
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (261 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
Routledge studies in development and society.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A contested field : conceptualising development volunteering -- Historical and theoretical background -- Neoliberal development paradigm : social and political impacts on Australian IVSAS -- Linking voices and experiences to theory: Palms Aaustralia, its volunteers, and their context -- Motivation : altruistic and egoistic desire -- Interpretations and expectations -- Whose partnership is it? : unpacking "mutually equitable partnership" -- Networking home -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary This work comes at an important time of global crisis and change, where the world is ravaged by natural disasters, wars and poverty. This has increased the pressure on governments and other organisations, such as volunteer sending agencies, which provide aid, and we have seen an upward trend in the number of people volunteering abroad. Within this volatile environment, neoliberal ideology on how aid should be provided and implemented has become embedded in how policy is formulated. A market-driven model of aid provision has become the norm, and governments are increasingly focused on internat
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Voluntarism.
Volunteers -- Australia -- Palms
Economic assistance, Australian -- Government policy
SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success.
Economic assistance, Australian -- Government policy
Voluntarism
Volunteers
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136229428
1136229426
9781283711098
1283711095