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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

 

Measures for social inclusion of the elderly: The case of volunteering - Working paper [30 September 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1055.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/55/en/1/EF1055EN.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]



Author:
Naegele, Gerhard; Schnabel, Eckart; van de Maat, Jan Willem; Kubicki, Pawel; Chiatti, Carlos; Rostgaard, Tine

 

Summary:
Europe is facing unprecedented demographic change including a previously unknown ageing of the population. In view of these demographic and societal changes, social inclusion of the elderly is of growing importance. In searching for measures to promote the social inclusion of the older population, EU policies give special attention to encouraging volunteering. This working paper looks at experiences in 5 EU countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland) and draws some interim conclusions.

 

Contents

1. EU overview and conceptual framework

2. Research objectives and methods

3. National background papers and selected case studies

4. Interim lessons to be learnt

References

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