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The characteristics of volunteers in South Africa

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  • Ferdinand Niyimbanira
  • Waldo F. Krugell

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Volunteers are people who supply labour for the production of goods and services, for the benefit of others. Volunteer work is of significance in a time when social safety nets are weak and there are ever increasing demands on welfare organisations. The question is, who are these good Samaritans? This paper uses data from the […]

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  • Ferdinand Niyimbanira & Waldo F. Krugell, 2014. "The characteristics of volunteers in South Africa," Working Papers 480, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:480
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    1. Dineo Seabe & Ronelle Burger, 2017. "Building bridges or deepening divides: Resources and formal volunteering in post-apartheid South Africa," Working Papers 03/2017, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Labour Market; South Africa;

    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market

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