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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
When Helping Hurts How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself
Author: Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
ISBN-13: 9780802457066
ISBN-10: 0802457061
Publication Date: 4/20/2012
Pages: 288
Edition: New Edition
Rating:
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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ShaylaB avatar reviewed When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself on + 41 more book reviews
This book takes a look at how North American Christians sometimes unintentionally do more harm than help when it comes to poverty alleviation efforts. The book focuses on three main areas: 1) Who is defined as "poor", 2) the difference in offering relief, rehabilitation, &/or development and when/how each should be offered, and 3) how people can help more effectively. The authors explain how sometimes when help is offered in foreign countries North Americans go & try to "American-ize" the people, again usually unintentionally. The authors point out that the attitude shouldn't be to fix the people being helped, instead it should be to empower them & what empowerment actually looks like.