When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Yourself: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself - Softcover

Corbett, Steve; Fikkert, Brian

 
9780802457059: When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Yourself: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802457053 ISBN 13: 9780802457059
Verlag: Moody Publishers, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. Don't let this happen to you, your ministry or ministries you help fund! A must read for anyone who works with the poor or in missions, When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated gospel.

"Initial thoughts" at the beginning of chapters and "reflection questions and excercises" at the end of chapters assist greatly in learning and applying the material. A situation is assessed for whether relief, rehabilitation, or development is the best response to a situation. Efforts are characterized by an "asset based" approach rather than a "needs based" approach. Short term mission efforts are addressed and economic development strategies appropriate for North American and international contexts are presented, including microenterprise development.

Now with a new preface, a new foreword, and a new chapter to assist in the next steps of applying the book's principles to your situation, When Helping Hurts is a new classic!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

STEVE CORBETT is the Community Development Specialist for the Chalmers Center for Economic Development and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Community Development at Covenant College. Previously, Steve worked for Food for the Hungry International as the Regional Director for Central And South America and as Director of Staff Training. Steve has a B.A. from covenant College and a M.Ed. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia.

DR. BRIAN FIKKERT is a Professor of Economics and the founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College. Dr. Fikkert earned a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University, specializing in international economics and economic development. He has been a consultant to the World Bank and is the author of numerous articles in both academic and popular journals. Prior to coming to Covenant College, he was a professor at the University of Maryland--College Park and a research fellow at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector.

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Verlag
Moody Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0802457053
ISBN 13 
9780802457059
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
230
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