Chambers, Robert. Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Des Moines, Iowa, US: Prentice Hall, 1995
Recommended By: National Catholic Rural Life ConferenceTo Acquire Contact: Overseas Development Institute, Amazon, Barnes and Noble Notes: "Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders. Dr. Chambers contends that researchers, scientists, administrators and fieldworkers rarely appreciate the richness and validity of rural people's knowledge or the hidden nature of rural poverty. This is a challenging book for all concerned with rural development, as practitioners, academics, students or researchers." (Pearson Education)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0582644437
Related Subject(s): Poverty, Culture
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Myers, Bryant L (editor). Working with the Poor: New Insights and Learnings from Development Practitioners. Dubuque, Iowa, US: World Vision International, 1999
Recommended By: Center for Theology and LandTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Last-First Networks Notes: "How do Christian practitioners express authentically holistic transformational development? The difficulty in answering this question is rooted in the Western assumption that the physical and spiritual realms are separate and distinct from one another. But the Bible never separates the two - the rule of God permeates both." (Last-First Networks)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1887983120
Related Subject(s): Poverty, Church-community engagement
Myers, Bryant L. Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practice of Transformational Development. Dubuque, Iowa, US: Orbis Books, 1999
Recommended By: Center for Theology and LandTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: "Theology, spirituality, and social science are synthesized in the definitive book on how Christian mission can contribute to overcoming poverty and dismantling systematic social evil. Myers explores Christian views of poverty, its causes, and how it is experienced differently in different cultures. Especially designed for use in classes or in field education, Walking with the Poor contains a unique series of charts that can be made into overheads as well as a bibliography and a scriptural index." (Publisher's description)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1570752753
Related Subject(s): Poverty, Theology
Duncan, Cynthia M. Worlds Apart: Why Poverty Persists in Rural Communities. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US: Yale University Press, 2000
Recommended By: Town and Country Church InstituteTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: After conducting 350 in-depth interviews and examining ten decades of U.S. Census data, Duncan says she is convinced that the cycle of the rural poor can be shattered--if the isolation of classes, the "norms of separation," in a community are broken. Connections and interaction between rural residents of different classes encourage the growth of a middle class that supports public investment and helps make antipoverty and development programs work, she says. Uses case studies.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0300084560
Related Subject(s): Poverty, Case Studies
Rao, B. D. Prasada; Lloyd Vidler; Michael Cruchley (editors). Voices of the Voiceless: Conference Guide. Chennai, India: International Rural Church Ecumenical Association (IRCEA), 2002
To Acquire Contact: The General Secretary, Church of South India, CSI Centre, 5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 600 014Notes: A conference guide that includes stories from around the world, keynote speaker addresses.
Related Subject(s): Poverty, Asian theologians
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