Bridging the gaps : faith-based organizations, neoliberalism, and development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Bridging the gaps : faith-based organizations, neoliberalism, and development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Lexington Books, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Faith-Based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development: An Introduction 2 Waging the War on Drugs: Neoliberal Governance and the Formation of Faith-Based Organizations in Urban Mexico 3 Fighting for "Livity": Rastafari Politics in a Neoliberal State 4 Encouraging Development "Alternatives": Grassroots Church Partnering in the U.S. and Haiti 5 Searching for Solidarity in Nicaragua: Faith-Based NGOs as Agents of Trans-cultural Voluntourism 6 Beyond Development and "Projects": The Globalization of Solidarity 7 How Is Your Life Since Then? Gender, Doctrine, and Development in Bolivia 8 "God Wants Us to Have a Life That Is Sustainable": Faith-Based Development and Economic Change in Andean Peasant Communities 9 A Chilean Faith-Based NGO's Social Service Mission in the Context of Neoliberal Reform 10 Faith-Related Education NGOs in Latin America: The Case of Fe y Alegria in Peru 11 Soka Gakkai in Brazil: Buddhism, Recruitment, or Marketing? 12 Faith, Hope, Charity: Catholic Development Organizations in Argentina 13 The Salesian Missions of Ecuador: Building an Anti-Neoliberal Nation through the Cultural and Political Construction of the Indigenous Movement
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