Religion, class coalitions, and welfare states

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

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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.

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Public welfare--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Welfare state.
Social classes.


Electronic books.

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