{"product_id":"the-hope-of-the-poor-gordon-graham-9781788361019","title":"The Hope of the Poor: Philosophy, Religion and Economic Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs economic development the best hope for the world's poor? A great many individuals, governments and organizations think the obvious answer is 'Yes', the only issue being about how development can best be achieved. In recent decades some powerful voices from economics and anthropology have taken issue with this widespread consensus, and this book aims to add a philosophical dimension to the debate. Just who are 'the poor', and what should they hope for? Is the best hope of having a worthwhile life any different for the poor than it is for the rich?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Aristotle, Bacon, Hume, Reid, Marx and Nietzsche, as well as contemporary authors such as Amartya Sen, Martha Nussbaum and Tim Ingold, Gordon Graham argues in favour of replacing quantitative assessments of wealth and poverty with a qualitative account of the ways in which human lives can be enriched or impoverished. The final chapter explores the connection between economic and political development and religious ways of thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788361016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788361019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imprint Academic (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Gordon Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180501033215,"sku":"9781788361019","price":29.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bdcea85-d44d-42ec-8447-8b4c86ba76a4.jpg?v=1712898080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hope-of-the-poor-gordon-graham-9781788361019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}