{"product_id":"bridging-the-gaps-tara-hefferan-9780739132876","title":"Bridging the Gaps: Faith-based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridging the Gaps\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Hefferan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739132873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739132876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Tara Hefferan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311037903103,"sku":"9780739132876","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a41ac96-39e6-40a7-bff9-ee564efeb4a9.jpg?v=1695720754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bridging-the-gaps-tara-hefferan-9780739132876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}