Poverty Development Books

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 115,891 ratings — published 2012
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 24,117 ratings — published 2011
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,560 ratings — published 2008
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Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.25 — 711 ratings — published 1999
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 59,120 ratings — published 2023
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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.99 — 7,102 ratings — published 2009
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Unbowed Unbowed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,995 ratings — published 2006
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A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,246 ratings — published 2014
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The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,538 ratings — published 2013
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.65 — 194,988 ratings — published 2001
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There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 16,014 ratings — published 1991
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.69 — 11,224 ratings — published 2005
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 88,156 ratings — published 2003
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The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,856 ratings — published 2013
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Haiti: After the Earthquake Haiti: After the Earthquake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,228 ratings — published 2011
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 32,238 ratings — published 2009
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Theirs Is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America Theirs Is the Kingdom: Celebrating the Gospel in Urban America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.38 — 523 ratings — published 1989
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Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle: Living Fully, Loving Dangerously Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle: Living Fully, Loving Dangerously (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.68 — 204 ratings — published 2009
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Facing West: American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity Facing West: American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.64 — 22 ratings — published
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Anthropological Insights for Missionaries Anthropological Insights for Missionaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 295 ratings — published 1985
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The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.95 — 19 ratings — published 2015
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The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 228 ratings — published 2009
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Globalization and the Kingdom of God (The Kuyper Lecture Series) Globalization and the Kingdom of God (The Kuyper Lecture Series)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.33 — 9 ratings — published 2001
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Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.63 — 41 ratings — published 2011
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Zapatista Spring: Anatomy of a Rebel Water Project & the Lessons of International Solidarity Zapatista Spring: Anatomy of a Rebel Water Project & the Lessons of International Solidarity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 77 ratings — published 2011
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Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,392 ratings — published 2008
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Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.72 — 11,575 ratings — published 2011
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The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,458 ratings — published 2013
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Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing (Values and Capitalism) Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing (Values and Capitalism)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 68 ratings — published 2014
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Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace--Or War Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace--Or War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.82 — 159 ratings — published 1999
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After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 113 ratings — published 2010
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Serving God Globally: Finding Your Place in International Development Serving God Globally: Finding Your Place in International Development (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 47 ratings — published 2012
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Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.32 — 628 ratings — published
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Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 272 ratings — published 1993
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God and Production in a Guatemalan Town (Texas Pan American Series) God and Production in a Guatemalan Town (Texas Pan American Series)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 1987
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Unpoverty: Rich Lessons from the Working Poor Unpoverty: Rich Lessons from the Working Poor (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.81 — 79 ratings — published 2010
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We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey Of A People We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey Of A People (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 275 ratings — published 1984
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God of the Empty-Handed: Poverty, Power & the Kingdom of God God of the Empty-Handed: Poverty, Power & the Kingdom of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 69 ratings — published 1999
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The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.73 — 475 ratings — published 2017
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The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,454 ratings — published 2000
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With Justice for All: A Strategy for Community Development With Justice for All: A Strategy for Community Development (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 252 ratings — published 1981
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The Spirit of Development: Protestant NGOs, Morality, and Economics in Zimbabwe The Spirit of Development: Protestant NGOs, Morality, and Economics in Zimbabwe (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.66 — 35 ratings — published 2003
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Aid for the Overdeveloped West Aid for the Overdeveloped West (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1975
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Advocating for Justice: An Evangelical Vision for Transforming Systems and Structures Advocating for Justice: An Evangelical Vision for Transforming Systems and Structures (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.83 — 35 ratings — published 2016
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Linking Arms, Linking Lives: How Urban-Suburban Partnerships Can Transform Communities Linking Arms, Linking Lives: How Urban-Suburban Partnerships Can Transform Communities (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.77 — 31 ratings — published 2008
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Buy This Land Buy This Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 32 ratings — published 2012
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Bokotola Bokotola (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 3.29 — 17 ratings — published
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The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 245 ratings — published 2013
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Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone
by (shelved 1 time as poverty-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,635 ratings — published 2004
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