| The Spirit of Development: Protestant Ngos, Morality, and Economics in Zimbabwe Contributor(s): Bornstein, Erica (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804753369 ISBN-13: 9780804753364 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: " The Spirit of Development is a truly ground-breaking work on a topic of extraordinary contemporary significance. It provides a powerful and exceptionally revealing demonstration of how ethnographic methods and anthropological concepts can be brought to bear on the study of those ' non-governmental organizations' that play an increasingly prominent (and ill-understood) role in the contemporary social and political life of much of the world. It should be required reading for all scholars concerned with ' development, ' Christianity, and humanitarianism, in Africa and beyond." -- James Ferguson, Stanford University " Bornstein shows how ideas of material and spiritual development relate to each other in the everyday practices of development executives in California and their counterparts in Zimbabwe. As illustrated here, ' faith-based development' compels fresh engagement with the cosmologies of capitalist development. Rarely have classic concerns in social theory been made so directly relevant to understanding topical issues." -- Harri Englund, University of Cambridge |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 261.850 |
| LCCN: 2005012302 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.08" W x 9.1" (0.77 lbs) 227 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an examination of the connections between modern economic practices, globalization, and contemporary Christian religious belief, based on an ethnographic study of NGOs in Zimbabwe. It addresses issues crucial for those interested in the strengths and weaknesses of development theory and practice, as well as in Protestant Christianity as a transnational religion. |