Faith, hope & jobs [[electronic resource] ] : welfare-to-work in Los Angeles / / Stephen V. Monsma, J. Christopher Soper
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Monsma Stephen V. <1936->
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| Titolo: |
Faith, hope & jobs [[electronic resource] ] : welfare-to-work in Los Angeles / / Stephen V. Monsma, J. Christopher Soper
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.5/840979494 |
| Soggetto topico: | Welfare recipients - Employment - California - Los Angeles |
| Public welfare - Contracting out - California - Los Angeles | |
| Social service - Contracting out - California - Los Angeles | |
| Public-private sector cooperation - California - Los Angeles | |
| Church charities - California - Los Angeles | |
| Evaluation research (Social action programs) - California - Los Angeles | |
| Altri autori: |
SoperJ. Christopher
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- The effectiveness muddle -- The study -- Client evaluations of their programs -- Enabling outcomes -- Intermediate and ultimate outcomes -- Observations and recommendations -- Appendix A: The questionnaire survey -- Appendix B: The survey instruments -- Appendix C: The faith-based/segmented versus faith-based/integrated distinction. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A front-burner issue on the public policy agenda today is the increased use of partnerships between government and nongovernmental entities, including faith-based social service organizations. In the wake of President Bush's faith-based initiative, many are still wondering about the effectiveness of these faith-based organizations in providing services to those in need, and whether they provide better outcomes than more traditional government, secular nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. In Faith, Hope, and Jobs, Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper study the effectiveness of 17 diff |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Faith, hope and jobs |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Faith, hope & jobs |
| ISBN: | 1-58901-319-0 |
| 1-4356-2736-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778335203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)