International Development Policy: Religion and Development [electronic resource] /
Carbonnier, G.editor.
Institut universitaire d'études du développement.
The rise of fundamentalist movements in major religions has forced decision-makers, development organizations and academics to turn their attention to its meaning for development. Global scholars and practitioners examine these issues and fundamentally question the secular-religious dichotomy in development discourse and practice.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Religion and Development: Reconsidering Secularism as the Norm; Part 1 Religion and Development as a Field of Research and Practice; 1 The Myth of Religious NGOs: Development Studies and the Return of Religion; 2 Revisiting the Religious Revival in Development: A Critique of Philip Fountain; 3 On Having Faith in the MDGs: A Response to Katherine Marshall; Part 2 Faith-Based Organisations and Secular Development; 4 Faith-Based Organisations, Development and the World Bank
5 The Perils of Entanglement: Bilateral Donors, Faith-Based Organisations and International Development6 Religion as a Social Substitute for the State: Faith-Based Social Action in Twenty-First-Century Brazil; 7 Transformational Development: World Vision South Africa's Response to Poverty; Part 3 Religion: Alternatives to Technocratic and Neoliberal Development?; 8 The Catholic Doctrine of 'Integral Human Development' and its Influence on the International Development Community; 9 'Arab Spring': The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and Their Vision of Islamic Finance and the State
10 Between Neoliberalism and Morality: The Muslim Conception of Development in Turkey11 The Political Economy of Desire in Ritual and Activism in Sri Lanka; 12 Using Religious Capital to Alleviate Poverty? A Case Study of Cross-border Migration in South China; 13 Convictions Beyond the Bomb: Interplays Between Violence, Religion and Development in Sri Lanka; Conclusion; 14 Reflections on the Role of Religion and Faith in Development Discourse and Practice; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
The rise of fundamentalist movements in major religions has forced decision-makers, development organizations and academics to turn their attention to its meaning for development. Global scholars and practitioners examine these issues and fundamentally question the secular-religious dichotomy in development discourse and practice.
Religion and sociology.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Poverty.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Sociology of Religion.
Development Studies.
Development Policy.
Development Aid.
Religion and Society.