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UNINA9910960163803321 |
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Autore |
Jawad Rana |
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Titolo |
Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : a Lebanese perspective / / Rana Jawad |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bristol, : Policy Press, 2009 |
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9786612501685 |
9781447303510 |
1447303512 |
9781282501683 |
1282501682 |
9781847427809 |
1847427804 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social service - Middle East |
Social service - Religious aspects |
Social service - Lebanon |
Middle East Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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