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Two steps forward ‐ one step back?
Author(s) -
SCHMID JOSEF
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1996.tb00670.x
Subject(s) - welfare state , relevance (law) , politics , cleavage (geology) , state (computer science) , welfare , social welfare , sociology , public administration , political economy , political science , law and economics , positive economics , public economics , law , economics , mathematics , engineering , geotechnical engineering , algorithm , fracture (geology)
Francis Castles has dealt with the issue of whether Catholicism makes a difference. This paper provides some critical remarks and further reflections about the topic. My point is that Castles neglects the relevance of Catholic churches and welfare organizations for the development of the modern welfare state. In countries with a strong state‐church‐cleavage (Rokkan) this aspect is characteristic for the delivery of social services. Thus, a more political‐institutional theory of religion and public policy can be reached.