Measuring the propensity to volunteer

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 206-226

  Bales, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Participation; Social activism; Voluntary associations; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342471787     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1996.tb00555.x     Document Type: Article

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