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(p.343) Index
(p.343) Index
Note: The following abbreviations have been used – f = figure; n = note; t = table
A
‘active ageing’ 3–4, 5, 6–9, 10, 13, 21, 25, 37, 336, 339
culture steering 35
definition 315
France 167
Netherlands 239
Poland 186–7
Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, European Year of see European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (2012)
Active at 60 Community Agent Programme (England) 133
‘active society’ 3
‘adult support services’ 266
AGE see European Older People's Platform
age
age management 8, 246, 259, 272, 284, 297–8, 310–12, 332
organisational desires and government policies 307–10
organisations’ perceptions of future issues 298–302
strategies for 261–9
Age UK 133
Ageing Well Programme (England) 133
Algemene Bijstandswet (law on social benefits) (Netherlands) 222
Alscher, M. 109
Anxo, D. 210
‘appreciation culture’ 109
Arbo-wet (law on working conditions) (Netherlands) 222
Association of Creative Initiatives (ę) (Poland) 184
Associazione per il volontariato nelle unità locali dei servizi socio sanitari (AVULSS) 254t, 263, 265, 285, 290, 303
B
Baines, S. 139
Bien vieillir (National plan on successful ageing) (2007) (France) 162
breadwinner wages 235
C
Caltabiano, C. 59–60
Cameron, David 34
Capanna, C. 60
care allowances 63
caregiving see informal family care
cash-for-care 164–5
CBS see Statistics Netherlands
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek see Statistics Netherlands
Central Statistical Office (GUS) (Poland) 189
Centre for Voluntary Social Work (Denmark) 82
Charity Commission (England) 122
Civil Initiatives Fund (Fundusz Inicjatyw Obywatelskich) (Poland) 175
Classification of Non-profit Organisations (ICNPO) 14–15
Cliëntenbelang 268
‘clients’: emancipation of 234
closed voluntary organisations 8
community welfare organisations 29
compensation theory 72
Council of Public Benefit Activities (Rada Działalnosci Pozżytku Publicznego) (Poland) 177
Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) (France) 153
CSV see Community Service Volunteers
culture steering 35
D
Danish Committee on Volunteer Effort 73
Danish Red Cross 80
De Sario, B. 65
Denmark 71–2, 87n, 285, 302, 338t
age management 305–6
Danish tradition of voluntary action 72–4
legal framework 74–5
opportunities and restrictions 80–2
‘Denmark 2020’ programme 84
Dgi
diversity 141
duty of care 123
E
egalitarianism 197
Einarsson, T. 202
‘Elberfeld system’ (Germany) 95
‘empowerment of the client’ 234
England 119–21, 139–42, 335, 338t, 339
employment and volunteering 134–5
English tradition of voluntary action 122–3
legal framework 123–4
supply and demand 137–9
opportunities and restrictions 131–4
participation of older volunteers 129–31
English Waterways 268
equality 141
Equality Act (2010) (England) 121
Ericson, T. 210
Espace Bénévolat 161
ESS see European Social Survey
ethnicity 206–7
EU Year of Volunteering (2011) 4
European Commission 5–6
European Council of Lisbon 308
European Structural Fund 175
Evans, E. 137
Experience Corps (England) 133
F
Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Federal Ministry of (BMFSFJ) (Germany) 104
Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) (Germany) 104
Federation of Rural Women 225
‘fixed-term project’ 306–7
Fondazione Roma Terzo Settore 54
for-profit organisations 152
formal voluntary work see volunteers and voluntary work
Forum 50+ Seniors of the 21st Century (Poland) 184
France 149–51, 167–8, 280, 285, 320, 321, 335, 338t, 339
employment and volunteering 163–4
family forms 324
French tradition of voluntary action 151–3
informal family care and volunteering 164–5
legal framework 153–4
supply and demand 165–6
opportunities and restrictions 160–2
France Bénévolat 161
functionalism 32
Fundusz Inicjatyw Obywatelskich (Civil Initiatives Fund) (Poland) 175
G
Gallagher, S.K. 167
Germany 93–4, 109–11, 335, 338t, 339
employment and volunteering 105–6
German tradition of voluntary action 94–6
legal framework 96–7
supply and demand 108–9
Giddens, A. 217
Grano, C. 64
greeting groups 268–9
H
Hardill, I. 139
Hatamian, A. 133–4
Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, Survey of (SHARE) 6
Heritage Plus project 264
Home Office (England) 133
Horecawet (law on catering) (Netherlands) 222
hospice volunteers 30
Housewives’ Circles 185
housing associations 206
human resources management (HRM) 261
I
Ibsen, B. 81
immigrants 206–7
informal family care 10, 12, 25, 26, 33, 330
organisational perceptions 287–8
social care provision by voluntary organisations and 288–92
informal voluntary work see volunteers and voluntary work
INSEE see National Institute of Statistics
insurance 96–7
interdependence theory 32
International Labour Organization (ILO) 11
International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT) 199
International Year of Volunteers (United Nations) (2001) 21
Italy 37, 47–8, 65–6, 335, 338t
employment and volunteering 61–2
Italian tradition of voluntary action 49–50
legal framework 50–1
opportunities and restrictions for volunteering 59–61
supply and demand 64–5
J
K
Ketteler, Wilhelm Emmanuel 95
Koch-Nielsen, I. 75
L
Labour and Social Policies, Ministry of (Italy) 61
late exit: labour market 3
Law 73–2002 (social modernisation) (France) 153
Law 133/2008 (retirement) (Italy) 51
Law 214/2011 (Italy) 51
Law 240–2010 (civic service) (France)153–4
Law 383–2000 (social promotion associations) (Italy) 50–1
Law on Public Benefit Activity and Volunteerism (2003) (Poland) 177
Law on Social Service (Denmark) 74–5
liability 222
lifelong learning 308
‘lighthouse projects’ (Germany) 104
LinkAge Plus (England) 133
loss of status 161
low-threshold measures 108
M
management practices 31
match-making: labour markets 212
mécénat de compétences (skills’ sponsorship) 168
men
informal family care 290
methodology 13–16
Minister for Social Affairs (Denmark) 73
Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy) 61
Ministry of Welfare (Denmark) 74–5
Mirabile, M.L. 64–5
‘mixed economy of welfare’ 122
multiple time horizons 140
N
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) (England) 124
National Institute for Statistics (Italy) see Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) (Italy)
National plan on successful ageing (Bien vieillir) (France) 162
national profile descriptions 13–14
National Strategy for the Promotion of Volunteering (Germany) 104
National Volunteering Service for all Generations (Germany) 104
Netherlands 217–20, 239–40, 280, 285, 291–2, 338t
Dutch tradition of voluntary action 220–2
legal framework 222–3
opportunities and restrictions 233–5
supply and demand 237–9
Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP) 234
New Labour (England) 132–3
new public management (NPM) 198
Nivon 269
non-profit scale 37
NPM see new public management
O
Older Volunteer Initiative (Home Office) (England) 133
open voluntary organisations 8
organisational perspective 14
P
paedophilia 74
Partnerships for Older People Projects (England) 133
Passerelles et Compétences 161
Passport for active retirement (France) 162
philanthropy see altruistic voluntary work
PKN 268
Poland 173–4, 190–1, 309, 323, 335, 338t
employment and volunteering 187–8
legal framework 176–7
supply and demand 189–90
opportunities and restrictions 185–7
Polish tradition of voluntary action 174–6
Netherlands 239
supporting volunteering 34–6
Polish Association of Retired Persons,
Pensioners and the Disabled 185
Polish Seniors in Action 309
political perceptions 308
private profit-making organisations 120
‘productive ageing’ 6
‘productivity hurdle’ 301
project work 306–7
‘prototypical volunteers’ 327–8
‘public care’ society 83
public service contracts 285
Q
R
Rada Działalnosci Pozẓytku Publicznego (Council of Public Benefit Activities) (Poland) 177
recipient 21–2
recreational sector 29
‘recruitment–engagement cycle’ 32
Register of voluntary organisations (Law 266–1991) (Italy) 50
‘released’ older generation 94
Report on the situation and perspectives of civic commitment in Germany (Alscher) 109
Retired Persons, Pensioners and the Disabled, Polish Association of 185
role specification 31
RSVP see Retired Senior Volunteer Programme
‘rush hour of life’ 227
S
Saxton, J. 137
Schimanek, T. 189
sector of activity 247–58t
self-oriented/-expressive voluntary work 7, 8, 9–10, 12, 26–7, 259, 260t, 316, 335
Netherlands 219
Poland 174
self-referential activities 103
Seniorpartner 271
Seniors in Action (Poland) 184
‘serious leisure’ 119–20
servizio civile (Italy) 51
‘shortening’ effect 281–2
siblings 237
six-regime model 37
Social Affairs, Minister for (Denmark) 73
Social Democratic Party (Sweden) 197
Social and Economic Council (CESE) (France) 166
‘social enterprise model’ 9
social promotion associations (Law 383-2000) (Italy) 50–1
Social Service Act (Denmark) 82
SOEP see Socio-Economic Panel
‘Solidarity across Generations’ (Poland) 187
Solidarity (trade union) 176
SPF see Swedish Pensioners’ Association
‘sporadically active’ 101
sport see recreational sector
‘successful ageing’ 6
Sweden 37, 197–8, 212–13, 338t
age management 304
employment and volunteering 210–11
legal framework 201
opportunities and restrictions 209
participation of older volunteers 207–8
supply and demand 211–12
Swedish tradition of voluntary action 199–200
Swedish Mission Association 199
Swedish Mission Covenant 304
Swedish National Pensioners’ Organisation (PRO) 208
Swedish Pensioners’ Association (SPF) 208
T
targeted qualification measures 108
Tax rule 170–1998: social utility of associations (France) 153
Taylor, P. 272
Tchernonog, V. 154–5
Third Age Universities 184–5
third sector see voluntary organizations
Third Sector Forum (Italy) 49
‘third way’ 217
Thompson, E. 85
‘time credits’ 110
Time Use Survey 107
time-competition effect 164
U
UISP see Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti
UNITRE 264
universities of the third age 58
UNIVOC 264
utility-based decision-making 27
V
Veneto Law 9/2010 (Voluntary Service) (Italy) 51
voluntary organisations 11, 14–16, 59, 245–6, 275–8, 337–8
age balance 262–3
by-product of the state 32
conclusion of volunteer relationship 31–2
definition of 12
distribution of 53
meeting business needs and social objectives 284–7
organisational needs 330–1
size of 53
social care provision 288–92
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welfare mix and 32 see also under individual countries
Voluntary Organisations, National Council for (NCVO) (England) 124
‘Voluntary services of all generations’ (Germany) 104
Voluntary Social Work, Centre for (Denmark) 82
volunteer cycle 267
Volunteer Effort, Danish Committee on 73
volunteer programmes see employee volunteer programmes
Volunteering, EU Year of (2011) 4
Volunteering, National Strategy for the Promotion of (Germany) 104
Volunteering in the Third Age (VITA) (England) 133
Volunteerism, Law on Public Benefit Activity and (2003) (Poland) 177
by sector 53, 54t, 55t, 56t&f, 57
competing commitments 295–6
main barriers in old age 270–2
strengths of 331–2
vrijwilligerswerk.startpagina.nl (voluntary work start page) (Netherlands) 225
W
Walker, A. 272
Warburton, J. 37
Welfare, Ministry of (Denmark) 74–5
Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning (law on social support) (Netherlands) 222
WHO see World Health Organization
Williams, C.C. 71
Wilson, L. 85
Windebank, J. 71
worker mutual aid societies 151
Y