Overview
- Examines social policy in the Islamic world
- Contributes to debates in academia and policy forums about Islamic public policy
- Uses case studies from across the Muslim world
Part of the book series: International Series on Public Policy (ISPP)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Conceptual and Comparative Aspects
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Country Case Studies
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines social policy in Muslim countries across the world and the status and role of Islamic teachings in such policies. It fills a gap in the literature by reviewing and comparing the experience of several Muslim countries from across the world. The existing social policy literature lacks a comprehensive appraisal of the social policy scene in Muslim societies, especially from a comparative perspective. This book will be of interest to a wide audience in the academic and policy forums related to and interested in Muslim societies and communities.
Reviews
“This impressive edited collection will be of interest to anyone seeking to develop or deepen their knowledge of social policy in the Islamic world. With contributions from scholars around the world, it includes thematic and conceptual overviews alongside national case studies from Muslim-majority countries. The book summarises the key provisions and challenges, and fills an important gap in the comparative social policy literature. Highly recommended.” (Jane Millar, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath)
“This tour de force introduces social policy in the islamic world. It covers the diverse social policy approaches in a broad range of historical, political, economic and cultural circumstances to what are in essence similar issues with regard to education, employment, health, housing, family and gender, inequality and poverty as well as social security. It deserves to be read.” (Professor Colin C Williams, Professor of Public Policy University of Sheffield)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Ali Akbar Tajmazinani is Associate Professor (Social Policy) and Dean of Social Science Faculty at Allameh Tabataba'i University, Iran, and former Director General of Youth Research Office and Head of International Affairs Department at the National Youth Organization of Iran.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Policy in the Islamic World
Editors: Ali Akbar Tajmazinani
Series Title: International Series on Public Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57753-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57752-0Published: 19 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57755-1Published: 19 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-57753-7Published: 18 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2524-7301
Series E-ISSN: 2524-731X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 321
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy