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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781052503321

Autore

Jawad Rana

Titolo

Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : a Lebanese perspective / / Rana Jawad [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; Portland, OR : , : Policy Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-4473-0351-2

1-282-50168-2

9786612501685

1-84742-780-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

361.7/5095692

Soggetti

Public welfare - Lebanon

Charities - Lebanon

Religion and civil society - Lebanon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social welfare and religion in the Middle East; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; List of Arabic words with English translations; List of abbreviations; Map of the Middle East; 1. Introduction: religion and social policy - an "old-new" partnership; 2. Religion and the foundations of social policy; 3. Lebanon: a profile of political and welfare institutions; 4. A philosophy of social service: faith or social insurance?; 5. Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty; 6. Social solidarity: between power and morality

7. Social ethics and welfare particularism8. What next for the Middle East? Re-reading history, re-visioning future possibilities of positive action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A: Lebanon country profile; Appendix B: Social protection institutions and coverage; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The original analysis in this book presents a new and comprehensive narrative of social welfare in the Middle East through an examination of the role of religious welfare.