Catholic missionaries and their work with the poor : mitigating market-government failure in emerging nations / Albino Barrera.
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 s...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st. |
| Series: | Studies in world Christianity and interreligious relations.
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Table 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.