The Islamic Welfare State

Christopher Candland is a Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. He has been a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. To research The Islamic Welfare State, Candland travelled across Pakistan over sixty weeks, visiting more than one hundred Muslim charities.

• List of Illustrations; Translation and Transliteration; Glossary; Preface; Acknowledgements; Section I. Introduction; 1. Islam and the Social Welfare Ideal; Section II. Piety and Public Goods; 2. The Good of Government; 3. Social Welfare in a Muslim Society; Section III. Pakistan; 4. Muslim Identities and Parties; 5. Everyday Public Security and Insecurity; Section IV. Charities; 6. Methods of Discovery; 7. Traditional Islamic Charities; 8. Professional Islamic Charities; 9. Partisan Islamic Charities; 10. State Islamic Charities; Section V. Religion, State, and Public Goods; 11. Religious Provision of Public Goods; 12. Sentiments of the 'Islamic Welfare State; Bibliography; Index.

'Candland takes us on a transformative journey, weaving together heartfelt stories, deep research, and political understanding.' Noryn Ali, former Secretary, Baithak Schools Network