Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Welfare: A Call for Social Work

Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-235

  Cnaan, Ram A ^a   Boddie, Stephanie C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable choice; Religion; Social services; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CHARITIES; HUMANS; POLITICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIGION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036631613     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/47.3.224     Document Type: Article

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