Abstract

1. Religion and the Western welfare state: the theoretical context Philip Manow and Kees van Kersbergen 2. Western European party systems and the religious cleavage Thomas Ertman 3. The religious foundations of work-family policies in Western Europe Kimberly J. Morgan 4. Italy: a Christian democratic or clientist welfare state? Julia Lynch 5. Religion and the welfare state in the Netherlands Kees van Kersbergen 6. A conservative welfare state regime without Christian Democracy? The French Etat-providence, 1880-1960 Philip Manow and Bruno Palier 7. Religion and the consolidation of the Swiss welfare state, 1848-1945 Herbert Obinger 8. The church as nation? The role of religion in the development of the Swedish welfare state Karen M. Anderson 9. The religious factor in US welfare state politics Jill Quadagno and Deanna Rohlinger 10. Religious social doctrines and poor relief: a different causal pathway Sigrun Kahl.

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