| Bridging the Gaps: Faith-based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Contributor(s): Hefferan, Tara (Editor), Adkins, Julie (Editor), Occhipinti, Laurie A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739132873 ISBN-13: 9780739132876 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $127.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: This edited collection provides an in-depth study of faith-based development organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. With both analytical rigor and ethnographic awareness, the essays explore faith-based organizations as a possible model for economic development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 361.750 |
| LCCN: 2008046818 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As neoliberal philosophies and economic models spread across the globe, faith-based non-governmental ("third-sector") organizations have proliferated. They increasingly fill the gaps born of state neglect by designing and delivering social services and development programming. This collection shines a much-needed critical light onto these organizations by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism and development practices on the poor and powerless. The essays-grounded in empirical case studies-cover such topics as the meaning of "faith-based" development, evaluations of faith-based versus secular approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation and delivery, and examinations of faith-based organizations' impacts on structural inequality and poverty alleviation. Bridging the Gaps demonstrates the vital importance of ethnography for understanding the particular role of faith-based agencies in Latin America, revealing both the promise and the limitations of this "new" mode of development. |