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This important and timely book studies the non-military national service programs in nine countries: Canada, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, the United States, and West Germany. The efforts of five contributing authors and the support of many individuals and organizations all over the world have gone into this volume, providing a valuable reference in comparing national service programs. It also explores the multiple outcomes of national service programs on many levels--social, economic, and individual. Although countries far less affluent than the United States have found it worthwhile to invest in national service, the book shows that the functional success of such a program depends on the balance of benefit and cost. The book focuses on various forms of compensation to participating individuals, (e.g., wage, room and board, credit toward college education), as well as the possibility that such compensation conflicts with the idea of service and instead becomes a source of employment. Now, when the idea of national service is gaining support in the United States, these and other issues addressed in the book are especially critical.
Also included are chapters on policy and program characteristics and understanding non-military service in different nations. A final chapter examines the development of a national service policy in the United States. The lessons to be learned from this book are numerous in their applications to both the social sciences and public policy.
Table des matières
Foreword
Preface
Introduction by Michael Sherraden and Donald Eberly
Canada: Katimavik and Cultural Integration by Michael Sherraden and Donald Eberly
China: Youth Service During Economic Reform and the Opening to the West by Michael Sherraden and Donald Eberly
Costa Rica: Non-Military Service in a Nation with No Army by Michael Sherraden and Carmen María Castillo
Indonesia: Connecting the University with the Countryside by Donald Eberly
Israel: Non-Military Service Amidst Continuing Conflict by Michael Sherraden and Reuven Gal
Mexico: Social Service by University Students by Margaret Sherrard Sherraden and Michael Sherraden
Nigeria: Nation Building through the National Youth Service Corps by Augustine Ikein
United States: Several Noteworthy Programs by Donald Eberly and Michael Sherraden
West Germany: The Right Not to Bear Arms by Jürgen Kuhlmann
A Note on Policy and Program Characteristics by Michael Sherraden and Donald Eberly
Comparing and Understanding Non-Military Service in Different Nations by Michael Sherraden, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, and Donald Eberly
Thoughts on Policy Development in the United States by Donald Eberly and Michael Sherraden
Appendix: Study Notes
Index
A propos de l'auteur
DONALD EBERLY is Executive Director of the National Service Secretariat in Washington, D.C. He is the author of
National Service: A Promise to Keep.
MICHAEL SHERRADEN is Associate Professor of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. He and Mr. Eberly have edited
National Service: Social, Economic, and Military Impacts.
