Citation
Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh and Md. Sail, Rahim and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Lumayag, Linda Alfarero
(2005)
Encouraging voluntary work among public service retirees: how policy intervention can help.
Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 13 (2).
pp. 219-230.
ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534
Abstract
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 to create this sense, a new developmental view on the contributive roles of the ageing population must be in place in the policy intervention. Malaysia, a rapidly industrializing country in the Asian region, must recognize the fact that a great number of willing and committed retirees could be tapped as potential volunteer workers for the continuing development of the broader community.
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Additional Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Institute for Community and Peace Studies |
Publisher: | Universiti Putra Malaysia Press |
Keywords: | Voluntary work; Retirees; Malaysia; Older women; Ageing; Participation; Ageing policy |
Depositing User: | Nur Izyan Mohd Zaki |
Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2009 07:08 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2015 09:03 |
URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3484 |
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