Bridging the Gaps Faith-based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

, by Hefferan, Tara; Adkins, Julie; Occhipinti, Laurie A.; Alvaré, Bretton; Angel, Jacqueline L.; Angel, Ronald J.; Coutinho Bornholdt, Suzana Ramos; DeTemple, Jill; Eidenshink, Erin; Fogarty, Timothy G.; Hogue, Emily; Josephson, Katrina; Novo, Carmen Martínez

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ISBN: 9780739132876 | 0739132873
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/16/2009

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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.

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Faith-Based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development: An Introduction	p. 1
Waging the War on Drugs: Neoliberal Governance and the Formation of Faith-Based Organizations in Urban Mexico	p. 35
Fighting for "Livity": Rastafari Politics in a Neoliberal State	p. 51
Encouraging Development "Alternatives": Grassroots Church Partnering in the U.S. and Haiti	p. 69
Searching for Solidarity in Nicaragua: Faith-Based NGOs as Agents of Trans-cultural Voluntourism	p. 83
Beyond Development and "Projects": The Globalization of Solidarity	p. 103
How is Your Life Since Then? Gender, Doctrine, and Development in Bolivia	p. 119
"God Wants Us to Have a Life That Is Sustainable": Faith-Based Development and Economic Change in Andean Peasant Communities	p. 133
A Chilean Faith-Based NGO's Social Service Mission in the Context of Neoliberal Reform	p. 151
Faith-Related Education NGOs in Latin America: The Case of Fe y Alegria in Peru	p. 165
Soka Gakkai in Brazil: Buddhism, Recruitment, or Marketing?	p. 181
Faith, Hope, Charity: Catholic Development Organizations in Argentina	p. 197
The Salesian Missions of Ecuador: Building an Anti-Neoliberal Nation through the Cultural and Political Construction of the Indigenous Movement	p. 213
Index	p. xx
About the Authors	p. xx
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Bridging the Gaps Faith-based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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