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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.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Society & social sciences Social services & welfare, criminology Social welfare & social services

• Full title: Bridging the Gaps
• Subtitle: Faith-based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Author: Julie Adkins, Tara Hefferan, Laurie Occhipinti
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 248
• EAN: 9780739132876
• ISBN: 0739132873
• ID: 04669000
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Weight: 531 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 162 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 16. March 2009

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