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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 effectivene...

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Main Author: Monsma, Stephen V.
Other Authors: Soper, J. Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2006.
Series:Religion & Politics
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9781589013193
1589013190
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.