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This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the market's and government's inability to provide vital services. Its key theoretical contribution is the notion that poverty is the result of a triadic failure-when markets, government, and civil society become dysfunctional at the same time.
List of contents
Prolegomena 1 Missionary Healthcare Services and their Outreach to the Ultra-Poor 2 Missionary Educational Initiatives for Children and Youth at-Risk 3 Missionary Social Services and their Positive Externalities for Development 4 Missionaries’ "Last-Mile" Comparative Advantages 5 Summary and Evaluation
About the author
Albino Barrera is Professor of Economics and Theology at Providence College, USA. His research mainly focusses on moral theology, economic ethics, and the intersection of development economics and religion, and he has published multiple books and journal articles on these subjects. These include, Biblical Economic Ethics (2013) and Market Complicity and Christian Ethics (2011).
Summary
This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the market’s and government’s inability to provide vital services. Its key theoretical contribution is the notion that poverty is the result of a triadic failure—when markets, government, and civil society become dysfunctional at the same time.
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"This is an important study on the role of Catholic religious organizations in development, where until now there has been a lack of systematic research. […] Surely all programs for cross-cultural missioners […] could make use of this pioneering study. More generally, this volume should make the reading lists of courses in socio-economic development at institutes of higher education." – John Mansford Prior, Mission Studies
"Well constructed and clearly written, this study opens up new dimensions of documentation and analysis which, within recognized limits, could be extended to the action of other churches as well as non-Christian religious organizations. (Bien construite et clairement rédigée, cette étude ouvre de nouvelles dimensions de documentation et d'analyse qui, dans les limites reconnues, pourraient être étendues à l’action d'autres Églises ainsi que d'organisations religieuses non chrétiennes)" - J. Scheuer, Nouvelle Revue Théologique
