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Religion, class coalitions, and welfare states /

Religion, class coalitions, and welfare states / edited by Kees van Kersbergen, Philip Manow. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) - Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics . - Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Religion and the western welfare state : the theoretical context / Western European party systems and the religious cleavage / The religious foundations of work-family policies in western Europe / Italy : a Christian democratic or clientelist welfare state? / Religion and the welfare state in the Netherlands / A conservative welfare state regime without Christian democracy? The French État-Providence, 1880-1960 / Religion and the consolidation of the Swiss welfare state, 1848-1945 / The church as nation? The role of religion in the development of the Swedish welfare state / The religious factor in U.S. welfare state politics / Religious doctrines and poor relief : a different causal pathway / Philip Manow and Kees van Kersbergen -- Thomas Ertman -- Kimberly J. Morgan -- Julia Lynch -- Kees van Kersbergen -- Philip Manow and Bruno Palier -- Herbert Obinger -- Karen M. Anderson -- Jill Quadagno and Deana Rohlinger -- Sigrun Kahl.

This title radically revises established knowledge in comparative welfare state studies and introduces a new perspective on how religion shaped modern social protection systems.


English.

9780511650673 0511650671 9780511626784 0511626789 0511532059 9780511532054 1107201950 9781107201958 0511532962 9780511532962

239101 MIL

GBA919636 bnb


Public welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Welfare state.
Social classes.
Social Class
Aide sociale--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
État providence.
Classes sociales.
social classes.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Public welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity
Social classes
Welfare state
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Soziale Klasse
Christentum
Religion och samhälle--historia--Europa.
Välfärdsstaten--historia--Europa.

HV40 / .R376 2009

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