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"Beginning in the last quarter of the twentieth century, the global political economy has undergone a profound transformation. Democracy has swept the globe, and both rich and developing nations must compete in an increasingly integrated world economy." "How are social welfare policies being affected by this wave of economic globalization? Leading researchers explore the complex question in this comparative study. The developing countries they analyze in Globalization and the Future of the Welfare State demonstrate that although there is great variability across countries and regions, domestic political processes and institutions play key roles in managing the disruptions wrought by globalization."--Jacket

Social policy. --- Welfare state. --- Globalization --- Social aspects. --- #SBIB:316.8H40 --- #SBIB:35H437 --- Sociaal beleid: social policy, sociale zekerheid, verzorgingsstaat --- Beleidssectoren: sociale zekerheid --- Social policy --- Welfare state --- State, Welfare --- Economic policy --- Public welfare --- State, The --- Welfare economics --- National planning --- State planning --- Family policy --- Social history --- Social aspects --- Globalization - Social aspects.

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This volume seeks to understand the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life through the provision of social services, thereby legitimizing a new role for faith in the formerly secular public sphere. Specifically, we explore how a church in a postcommunist setting, during periods of economic growth and recession in the wake of transitions to capitalism, and with varied numbers of adherents, might contribute to welfare services in a new political regime with freedom of religion. Put another way, what new pressures would be placed on the secular welfare state if religious organizations (Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, others) simply stopped offering their services? By examining public perceptions of the church, changing dynamics of religiosity, and church-state-civil society relations, the volume places these issues in context. Miguel Glatzer is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Leadership and Global Understanding Program at La Salle University, USA. Paul Christopher Manuel is the Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and distinguished scholar in residence in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA. .

Religion and sociology. --- Religion and politics. --- Europe --- Politics and government. --- Europe—Politics and government. --- Politics and Religion. --- Religion and Society. --- European Politics. --- Political science --- Politics, Practical --- Politics and religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology --- Religious aspects --- Political aspects --- Politics --- Sociology of Religion. --- Gay culture Europe

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This volume examines the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life in a representative sample of West European countries: newly democratized and long-established democracies, societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and welfare states with different levels and types of state-provided social services. It asks how faith-based organizations, in a time of economic crisis, and with declining numbers of adherents, might contribute to the deepening of democracy. Throughout, the volume invites social scientists to consider the on-going role of faith-based organizations in Western European civil society, and investigates whether the concept of muted vibrancy aids our theoretical understanding.

Religious studies --- Political sociology --- Sociology --- Political systems --- Politics --- Microeconomics --- Social security law --- religie --- sociologie --- economie --- welvaartsstaat --- politiek --- democratie --- Europese politiek --- politieke economie --- Europe --- Religion and politics. --- Political science. --- Welfare state. --- Political sociology. --- Social choice. --- Welfare economics. --- European Politics. --- Politics and Religion. --- Political Science. --- Welfare. --- Political Sociology. --- Social Choice and Welfare. --- Politics and government.

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The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist. Miguel Glatzer is professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia. Christine A. Gustafson is professor of politics at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Paul Manuel is a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown.

Public welfare --- Social service --- Religious aspects. --- Religion and politics. --- Political planning. --- Social policy. --- Political science. --- Political sociology. --- Politics and Religion. --- Public Policy. --- Social Policy. --- Governance and Government. --- Political Sociology.

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Religious studies --- Political sociology --- Sociology --- Social policy --- Politics --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- Public administration --- religie --- sociologie --- overheid --- politiek --- welzijnsbeleid --- sociaal beleid