Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : a Lebanese perspective / Rana Jawad.

This title presents a framework which examines the complex social and political dynamics shaping social welfare and religion in the Middle East.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jawad, Rana
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Social service > Middle East. Social service > Religious aspects. Social service > Lebanon. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services. Social policy Social service Social service > Religious aspects Middle East > Social policy. Lebanon Middle East
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Table of Contents:

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 "oldnew" 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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