RT Article
T1 Charitable choice as neoliberal social welfare strategy
JF Social justice
VO 28
IS 1
SP 35
OP 53
A1 Weiss, Robert P.
LA English
YR 2001
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747159271
AB Part of a special issue on welfare and punishment in the era of President George W. Bush. Faith-based legislation has been greeted with considerable apprehension by civil libertarians, because despite the innocent appearance of the legislation, it has the potential for great social harm. Charitable choice would allow faith-based welfare organizations to compete for federal contracts and vouchers from various government departments to pay for social programs including child welfare, crime prevention, job training, and hunger relief. Charitable choice is a clever political maneuver by conservative Republicans to capture more Latino, Asian, and African American votes. It actually represents the triumph of neoliberalism in domestic policy as part of an effort to unbridle market forces and free government of its remaining responsibility for social justice.
K1 Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Political & social views
K1 Social services -- Religious aspects
K1 Liberalism -- Social aspects
K1 Charities -- United States
K1 Neoliberalism
K1 Public welfare -- United States
K1 Religious charities
K1 Conservatism -- United States