Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : A Lebanese perspective / / Jawad, Rana (authors)

• Autore: Jawad Rana
• Pubblicazione: Bristol, : Policy Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.7/5095692; 361.95692
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Social welfare and religion in the Middle East
• ISBN: 1-4473-0351-2; 1-282-50168-2; 9786612501685; 1-84742-780-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456962303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II