Faith, welfare, and the city: The mobilization of religious organizations for neoliberal ends

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 750-773

  Hackworth, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

faith based social services; homelessness; neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; NEOLIBERALISM; POVERTY; RELIGION; URBAN AREA; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954871461     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.6.750     Document Type: Article

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