Foreign Aid
A Developing Story
Dennis Hoover Monday, 29 November 2010
Religion received less attention than it deserved in the recent discourse about the Millennium Development Goals and a new US global development strategy. Fortunately, however, in other quarters religion is faring better in the development discussion. [FREE]
Inspiring Development in Fragile States
Seth Kaplan Monday, 29 November 2010
Building social cohesion, social capital, and the capacity for self-governance should be the starting point for any development initiative. And few organizations are better equipped to reverse social atomization and catalyze local capacities for self-governance than faith-based organizations.
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Economic Globalization: The View from the Pews
James Guth Monday, 29 November 2010
How do religious factors influence public attitudes toward "cooperative internationalism"? This article presents findings from four large-sample studies of public attitudes that include questions on both economic globalization and religious affiliation.
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The Humanitarian Community Needs a Foreign Service
George Ward, Jr. Monday, 29 November 2010
The United States Foreign Service can serve as a model for human resource management and professional development in faith-based NGOs—training individuals to respond with speed and agility to crises, conduct long-term programs, and manage sizable work forces.
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Work and Love in the Global Village: Responding to Caritas in Veritate
Ray Pennings Monday, 29 November 2010
Unions ought not to be about merely rights, redistribution, or social support. They are about stewarding human capital, ensuring its potential is realized, and providing a fair return on investment.
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A Case Study of Foreign Aid and Religion in Dalit Societal Advancement
Tracy Piersma Thursday, 8 July 2010
The Irulas and Punjabi Dalits provide an interesting case study on the importance of religion for community identity. While the Irulas now root their identity in socio-economic advancement, the Punjabi Dalits have centered their identity on a new religion.
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The U.S. Government and Faith-based Organizations: Keeping the Uneasy Alliance on Firm Ground
Stanley Carlson-Thies Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Faith-based organizations and the United States government will always be "uneasy allies." President Obama has broadly maintained the faith-based initiative as it was developed under his two predecessors, although with some changes.
A Strategy for Hearts and Minds in South and Central Asia
Peter Nasuti, Philip Reiner, Joshua White Monday, 1 September 2008
For effective strategy in South and Central Asia, the U.S. will have to integrate its policies on religious freedom, public diplomacy, and counterinsurgency—and take religious factors into account.
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Balancing Faith-Based Strategies in U.S.-Africa Policy
R. Drew Smith Monday, 1 September 2008
The PEPFAR program demonstrates the benefits and guidelines for government partnerships with faith-based organizations, and these partnerships should be expanded in other initiatives in Africa.
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Faith and U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy
J. Brady Anderson Monday, 1 September 2008
As the next president includes faith-based groups in foreign aid's soft power, these organizations must understand the current climate of competing funding motivations and clashing political agendas.
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