When Helping Hurts: Alleviating the Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Ourselves

by Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett, Danny Campbell (Narrator)

Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated gospel.

Genres: Economics

ebook

Published May 10, 2014

About the author

Brian Fikkert is an Professor of Economics at Covenant College and the Founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College. Brian received a Ph.D. in Economics with highest honors from Yale University, and a B.A. in Mathematics from Dordt College. Specializing in Third World Development and International Economics, Brian has been a consultant to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development. He has published articles in both leading academic and popular journals and has been a contributor to several books. Prior to coming to Covenant College, he was a professor at the University of Maryland and a research fellow at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector.

Reviews

[C.M. Habermehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish I had this book 20 years ago as i started student ministry and mission work.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Must read for anyone who works in the social service space.

[Fleur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing must read for people working in the non-profit sector and people working in churches churches focussing on missionaries & developmens aid.