Catholic Missionaries and Their Work with the Poor: Mitigating Market-Government Failure in Emerging Nations

by Albino Barrera

Book Overview

This book explores the vital role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in compensating for the market's and government's inability to provide vital services. Its key theoretical contribution is the notion that poverty is the result of a triadic failure--when markets, government, and civil society become dysfunctional at the same time. Using data on Catholic missionaries' development work, this study presents the various ways by which FBOs mitigate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367029189
• ISBN13: 9780367029180
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"