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Five Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty
Abstract
This chapter focuses on social welfare as a system of provision and a measure of outcomes in Lebanon. In this chapter, the focus is on the two types of social programmes: social care and the micro-credit/cash benefits. The concern of this chapter is to consider the mechanics and dynamics of service delivery and consumption. Questions on how religious welfare defines the object of its interventions and how it responds to the causes of social problems are discussed in this chapter. It also considers the mechanisms of service evaluation used by religious welfare organisations to evaluate the impact of their work.
Abstract
This chapter focuses on social welfare as a system of provision and a measure of outcomes in Lebanon. In this chapter, the focus is on the two types of social programmes: social care and the micro-credit/cash benefits. The concern of this chapter is to consider the mechanics and dynamics of service delivery and consumption. Questions on how religious welfare defines the object of its interventions and how it responds to the causes of social problems are discussed in this chapter. It also considers the mechanisms of service evaluation used by religious welfare organisations to evaluate the impact of their work.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Acknowledgements vi
- List of Arabic words with English translations vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- Map of the Middle East ix
- Introduction: religion and social policy – an “old–new” partnership 1
- Religion and the foundations of social policy 25
- Lebanon: a profile of political and welfare institutions 69
- A philosophy of social service: faith or social insurance? 85
- Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty 139
- Social solidarity: between power and morality 195
- Social ethics and welfare particularism 223
- What next for the Middle East? Re-reading history, re-visioning future possibilities of positive action 251
- Conclusion 261
- Bibliography 269
- Appendix A: Lebanon country profile 299
- Appendix B: Social protection institutions and coverage 301
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Acknowledgements vi
- List of Arabic words with English translations vii
- List of abbreviations viii
- Map of the Middle East ix
- Introduction: religion and social policy – an “old–new” partnership 1
- Religion and the foundations of social policy 25
- Lebanon: a profile of political and welfare institutions 69
- A philosophy of social service: faith or social insurance? 85
- Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty 139
- Social solidarity: between power and morality 195
- Social ethics and welfare particularism 223
- What next for the Middle East? Re-reading history, re-visioning future possibilities of positive action 251
- Conclusion 261
- Bibliography 269
- Appendix A: Lebanon country profile 299
- Appendix B: Social protection institutions and coverage 301
- Index 303
