Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy An International Perspe

The book provides an up-to-date analytical and empirical treatment of some important interactions between paid and unpaid labour and the social economy. The emphasis on the motivations for paid and unpaid labour, and on how these factors contribute to eff

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AIEL Series in Labour Economics

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Sergio Destefanis

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Marco Musella

Editors

Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy An International Perspective

Physica-Verlag A Springer Company

Editors Professor Sergio Destefanis Università degli Studi di Salerno Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche Via Ponte Don Melillo 84084 Fisciano (SA) Italy [email protected]

Professor Marco Musella Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Facoltà di Scienze Politiche Via Rodinò 22 88138 Napoli Italy [email protected]

The publication of this book has been made possible thanks to the financial support of the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca and of the Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Statistiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno.

ISBN: 978-3-7908-2136-9 e-ISBN: 978-3-7908-2137-6 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2137-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008943922 AIEL Series in Labour Economics ISSN: 1863-916X © 2009 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Physica-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: SPi Publishing Services Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com

Contents

Introduction and Overview ............................................................................ Sergio Destefanis and Marco Musella

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A Comprehensive Interpretation of Voluntary and Under-Remunerated Work ............................................................... Carlo Borzaga 1.1 1.2

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Introduction ........................................................................................ The Evolution of the Nonprofit Sector and of Voluntary Work ....................................................................... 1.3 Work in Nonprofit Organizations: Interpretations and Empirical Verification ................................................................. 1.4 The Motives Underlying Work Choices ............................................ 1.5 The Distinctive Features of Social and Collective-Interest Services ............................................................... 1.6 A Possible Encounter Between Multiple Motivations and the Sector’s Characteristics ......................................................... 1.7 Concluding Remarks .........................