Religion and social welfare in the Lebanon: Treating the causes or symptoms of poverty?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-156

  Jawad, Rana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RELIGION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 57349129564     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279408002596     Document Type: Article

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