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Aid to Africa
Pambazuka Press 2009; US$ 16.99The current global economic crisis resurges the debate on aid to Africa?the largest global recipient?and this comprehensive volume explores the premise, history, and foundation upon which the concept of aid is based. It considers aid's relationship to the broader development discourse in Africa, the politics and power dynamics of aid mechanisms,... more...
Keeping Hope Alive
Little, Brown Book Group 2013; US$ 27.17The truly inspiring and moving story of a female doctor in war torn Somalia who refuses to leave her country and her people more...
Keeping Hope Alive
Little, Brown Book Group 2013; Not AvailableThe truly inspiring and moving story of a female doctor in war torn Somalia who refuses to leave her country and her people more...
A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 16.00It was a technological crisis in an alien realm: a blown-out oil well in mile-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico. For the engineers who had to kill the well, this was like Apollo 13, a crisis no one saw coming, and one of untold danger and challenge. A suspense story, a mystery, a technological thriller: This is Joel Achenbach?s groundbreaking account... more...
Why Philanthropy Matters
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 29.95Philanthropy has long been a distinctive feature of American culture, but its crucial role in the economic well-being of the nation--and the world--has remained largely unexplored. Why Philanthropy Matters takes an in-depth look at philanthropy as an underappreciated force in capitalism, measures its critical influence on the free-market system,... more...
Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 30.35In Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society, Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected European patterns of giving and the importance... more...
Buying Respectability
Indiana University Press 2009; US$ 33.10In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanthropy,... more...
Committing to Results
World Bank Publications 2005; US$ 24.99This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank's country-level HIV/AIDS assistance defined as policy dialogue, analytic work, and lending with the explicit objective of reducing the scope or impact of the AIDS epidemic. The evaluation identifies findings from this experience and makes recommendations to improve the relevance,... more...
Synergistic Collaborations
University Press of America 2012; US$ 24.99This valuable resource for Christian ministers and social workers as they extend outreach ministries and collaborate with community organizations combines case studies, theological reflections, reality dialogue questions, personal experiences, and research that broaden readers' understanding of the synergistic relationship that naturally exists between... more...









