Religion and development
By: editor-in-chief, Gilles Carbonnier ; guest-editors, Moncef Kartas, Kalinga Tudor Silva
Contributors: Institut universitaire d'études du développement
Series: International development policy; International development policy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781137329370
Subjects: Weltanschauung; Religious institutions; Entwicklungspolitik; Religious aspects; Religionsgemeinschaft; Entwicklungshilfe; Armutsbekämpfung; Religiöse Gemeinschaft; Entwicklungsländer; Economic assistance; Religion and state; Religion; Economic aspects; Entwicklungsorganisation; Economic development; Interessenpolitik; Entwicklungsstrategie; Entwicklungsfinanzierung; Nichtregierungsorganisation
Description: 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.
Notes: "Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and Development: Reconsidering Secularism as the Norm / Gilles Carbonnier; title: The Myth of Religious NGOs: Development Studies and the Return of Religion / Philip Fountain; title: Revisiting the Religious Revival in Development: A Critique of Philip Fountai / Katherine Marshall; title: On Having Faith in the MDGs: A Response to Katherine Marshall / Philip Fountain; title: Faith-Based Organizations, Development and the World Bank / Jeffrey Haynes; title: The Perils of Entanglement: Bilateral Donors, Faith-Based Organisations and International Development / Gerard Clarke; title: Religion as a Social Substitute for the State: Faith-Based Social Action in Brazil in the Twenty-First Century / Eliott Mourier; title: Transformational Development: World Vision South Africa's Response to Poverty / Hannah Lindiwe de Wet; title: The Catholic Doctrine of 'Integral Human Development' and its Influence on the International Development Community / Ludovic Bertina; title: 'Arab Spring': The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and Their Vision of Islamic Finance and the State / Zidane Meriboute; title: Between Neoliberalism and Morality: The Muslim Conception of Development in Turkey / Levent Unsaldi; title: The Political Economy of Desire in Ritual and Activism in Sri Lanka / Wim Van Daele; title: Using Religious Capital to Alleviate Poverty?: A Case Study of Cross-border Migration in South China; Sam Wong 13. Convictions Beyond the Bomb: Interplays Between Violence, Religion and Development in Sri Lanka; Indika Bulankulame 14. Conclusion: Reflections on the Role of Religion and Faith in Development Discourse and Practice; Moncef Kartas & Kalinga Tudor Silva.