Charity without Force:
The Bishop's Storehouse
by Bobby Yates Emory
Describes the welfare system of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
Corrupting
charity: Why government should not fund faith-based charities
by Michael Tanner
This study examines the difficulties in mixing government and private
charities, a la faith-based initiatives. It is available in Adobe
PDF.
Libertarian Solutions:
A real solution for homelessness: Private charity and responsibility
by Gerald Wicz
Broadway Presbyterian Church in upper Manhattan is having more
success getting homeless alcoholocs and drug abusers to straighten
out their lives now that it links charity to personal responsibility.
The Rise and Fall of
Fraternal Insurance Organizations
by Leslie Siddeley
A bibliographic essay about the vast, private, mutual-aid network
that provided insurance for Americans in the past.
A Service Provision
Alternative
by Bobby Yates Emory
Voluntary means can provide many so-called public goods.
Social Programs:
Whose Values Do They Serve?
by Richard Hammer
When donor and recipient share the same goals, charity can work.
Otherwise it fails.
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