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

• Autore: Jawad Rana
• Pubblicazione: Bristol ; Portland, OR : , : Policy Press, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 361.7/5095692
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - Lebanon; Charities - Lebanon; Religion and civil society - Lebanon
• 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.
• 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.: 9910781052503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II