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While most research has focused on federal faith‐based initiatives, what has gone largely unnoticed has been how extensive state faith‐based initiatives have become. State faith‐based initiatives are in fact more advanced in many ways than implementation at the federal level. States have passed significant faith‐based legislation, something the federal government has never been able to do, and state implementation of these initiatives has begun to shape governmental and faith‐based organizational culture. The consistent efforts of state liaisons and faith‐based conferences, with new faith‐based policies, have created greater opportunities for partnership between faith and government sectors, but have very rarely come up with the resources to make these new efforts work for extended periods of time. Analysis of data illustrates that state faith‐based policies and practices are creating an over‐arching cultural shift away from church/state separation to church/state cooperation.

Learning from the initial experiences of distribution beyond First National with Metro and Film Booking Offices (FBO), Thomas Ince shifted further toward distribution that offered possibilities for handling a variety of movies. Movies rolled off the lot under his supervision at a dizzying rate, and the remainder of 1924 was a time of frenetic activity. He continued to have close but uncredited creative and financial input on many films made at the studio, but he was increasingly selective as to which of the movies carried the prestige of the Ince name. Six Ince specials were to be delivered to First National, and there were four Charles Ray movies for Pathé, nine “smaller” productions for Hodkinson's Producers Distributing Corporation, and one Mrs. Reid film for FBO. In addition to this product of his own, three independent units had signed to produce four movies each on the lot, assuring a year of unprecedented activity.

The introduction summarises the chapter contributions that constitute the volume as a whole. It includes the research findings of the FACIT project, including methodologies and case studies, to explore the current role of FBOs in matters of poverty and social exclusion. The issues the volume addresses consist of the developing role of FBOs, the implications for policies and governance of European cities and the topicality of the volume.

The research illustrates that the phenomenon of FBOs is complex but fascinating. Different factors such as the state, society and religion all play a part. They provide eight propositions from the summary of the findings.