Religion, class coalitions, and welfare states /

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Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:xiv, 304 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7774381
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Other authors / contributors:Kersbergen, Kees van, 1958-
Manow, Philip.
ISBN:9780521897914 (hardback)
0521897912 (hardback)
9780521723954 (pbk.)
0521723957 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Religion and the Western Welfare State - The Theoretical Context
  • 2. Western European Party Systems and the Religious Cleavage
  • 3. The Religious Foundations of Work-Family Policies in Western Europe
  • 4. Italy: A Christian Democratic or Clientelist Welfare State?
  • 5. Religion and the Welfare State in the Netherlands
  • 6. A Conservative Welfare State Regime without Christian Democracy? The French État-Providence, 1880-1960
  • 7. Religion and the Consolidation of the Swiss Welfare State, 1848-1945
  • 8. The Church as Nation? The Role of Religion in the Development of the Swedish Welfare State
  • 9. The Religious Factor in U.S. Welfare State Politics
  • 10. Religious Doctrines and Poor Relief: A Different Causal Pathway
  • Index