Faith-Based Organizations

Faith-Based Organizations

Literature Review on Faith-Based Organizations and Service Delivery

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Carol J. De Vita offers the following summary about the topic of Faith-Based Organizations and Service Delivery: The term “faith-based organization” sprung into the public lexicon in the mid-1990s and has gained increasing attention since then. It is a term of art that came into prominence during the welfare reform debates of 1996 and was a focal point for former President Bush's domestic policy agenda. Relatively little was known about the involvement of faith-based organizations in the delivery of social services when the initial legislation, called Charitable Choice, was introduced. But over the years, a growing number of studies have explored the capacity and service delivery modes of faith-based groups and their relationship with government. This entry provides an overview of that literature and the controversies that surround this policy approach.

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Notes and References

  1. Entry about Faith-Based Organizations and Service Delivery in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Further Reading

  • Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)

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