The Ambiguous Embrace
Subtitle: Government and Faith-Based Schools and Social Agencies (New Forum Books)
Contributors: Peter L. Berger (Foreword)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 21, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780691092805
Subjects: Organization & management of education; Schools; Social welfare & social services; Educational Policy & Reform; Education / Teaching; Education; USA; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education / Educational Reform; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education : Educational Policy & Reform; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology
First sentence: OVER THE last half century, governments in Western democracies have collected an increased share of national wealth through taxation, and in turn have distributed it for such nonmilitary purposes as income subsidies, schooling, health care, and many other activities that in the past were carried out by voluntary efforts, local institutions, and for-profit organizations.