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Jeffrey Haynes adopts a chronological and conceptual approach to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate students to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and development in the developing world. He examines the emergence and consolidation of theories of development and explains how and why development outcomes in the developing world are often influenced by religion. Focusing on key themes including environmental sustainability, health and education, this book is an essential guide showing how religion influences current development practice.
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Religion and Development Conflict or Cooperation?
Jeffrey Haynes
Religion and Development
Also by Jeffrey Haynes AN INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMPARATIVE POLITICS IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE THIRD WORLD. POLITICS AND NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENTS DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE ‘THIRD WORLD’ (ECPR Studies in European Political Science, No. 21) DEMOCRACY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST PALGRAVE ADVANCES IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES POLITICS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. A CONCISE INTRODUCTION RELIGION AND POLITICS IN AFRICA, LONDON/NAIROBI RELIGION, GLOBALIZATION AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN THE THIRD WORLD RELIGION IN GLOBAL POLITICS RELIGION IN THIRD WORLD POLITICS THE POLITICS OF RELIGION. A SURVEY THIRD WORLD POLITICS. A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN THE THIRD WORLD
Religion and Development Conflict or Cooperation? Jeffrey Haynes Professor of Politics, Department of Law, Governance and International Relations, London Metropolitan University, UK
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Introduction: Religion and Development
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Religious Resurgence, Globalisation, an