Poverty and elusive development (Heftet (myke permer))

The book questions the current status of the development agenda and examines why development has eluded large groups of people living in poverty. Based on a critical analysis of local, national and global efforts to promote social, economic and political development, the book focuses on a selected set of interrelated issues that form an integral part of the current development discourse: corruption, democracy, human rights, climate change and foreign aid. With references, name index and subject index.

This book questions the current status of the development agenda and examines why development has eluded large groups of people living in poverty. It argues that there is a general unwillingness to understand, and focus adequate attention on, the factors that explain the continued production of poverty and inequality. Development has also become increasingly buzzword-driven, although little effort is made to operationalise such terms for actual implementation on the ground. The book further highlights how development interventions have become largely synonymous with 'crises' and why there is a need to refocus our attention on the less sensational, and often invisible, processes that perpetuate poverty. Based on a critical analysis of local, national and global efforts to promote social, economic and political development, the book focuses on a selected set of interrelated issues that form an integral part of the current development discourse: corruption, democracy, human rights, climate change and foreign aid. These are discussed on the basis of empirical evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Introduction; Survey of Literature; History and Characteristics of the Jesus Army; History and Characteristics of the FWBO; Social Composition of the Jesus Army and the FWBO; Attitudes and Values of Members; Altruism in the Jesus Army and the FWBO; Motivation for Altruism; Development of Altruism; Conclusions.