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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808918303321

Autore

Marshall Katherine <1947->

Titolo

Finding global balance : : common ground between the worlds of development and faith / / Katherine Marshall, Lucy Keough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-16892-7

9786610168927

0-8213-6248-8

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 146 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

MarshallKatherine <1947->

KeoughLucy

Disciplina

201/.73

Soggetti

Church and social problems

Economic assistance

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Book comes out of the fourth meeting of faith and development leaders held January 31-February 1, 2005 in Dublin, Ireland"--Ack.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Greetings; Preface; Preamble; Opening Remarks; 1. The Many Dimensions of Equity; BOXES; 2. Tsunami Realities, Aftermath, and Lessons; 3. HIV/AIDS: Morality, Ethics, and Practical Paths; 4. Voiceless Majorities: Women and Youth; TABLES; 5. Roots of Conflict, Branches of Peace; 6. The Way Forward; Participants in the Dublin Meeting; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Selected Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This book relates the latest chapter in the story of a remarkable partnership between the worlds of faith and development, launched in 1998 by Jim Wolfensohn and then Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, when they convened a meeting of faith and development leaders in Lambeth Palace. The intervening years have seen the growth and enhancement of a network of world faith and development leaders who share a common passion to eradicate global poverty, extend social justice and ensure global security for all of the world's people. Periodically this group of leaders gathers together to debate iss