This is a research study of the anthropology of policy focusing on welfare reform in general and charitable choice in particular. The study begins with the notion that policies work as instruments of governance and consequently have social and political implications. These policies are examined by exploring the manner in which Catholic Charities and policy makers in Florida are responding to the charitable choice mandate and the faith-based initiative and how their views are shaping local policies. The study is framed within anthropological principles pertaining to economic, humanistic and...