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Introduction
Overview of the contemporary global context : life stories
Data on poverty, hunger, and inequality in an age of globalization
The goals and structure of this book
Development theory and practice : an overview
Origins of the concept of development
Modernization theory
Modernization theory and U.S. aid policy
The impact of modernizationist development
Structuralist economic theories
Dependency theories
Basic needs approach
New international economic order
Alternative development
The impact of reformist thought on development policy
Neoliberal resurgence and structural adjustment policies
Current debates in development studies
The failures of modernizationist development : a closer look
The impacts of colonialism and slavery
Post-WW II development policies and the third world debt crisis
Consequences of the debt crisis
Responses to the debt crisis
United States opposition to social change in the third world
Summary of major structural influences on the third world
Catholic social teaching and development
CST prior to Pope John XXIII
Early reflections on development : John XXIII and Vatican II
The pivotal contributions of Paul VI, the Latin American bishops, and justice in the world
John Paul II : the centrality of solidarity
The social ethics of Benedict XVI
Summary of catholic social teaching on development issues
Catholic social teaching and political economy : neoconservative and radical critiques
Neoconservative reflections on CST
Radical reflections on CST
Evaluation of neoconservative, radical, and CST views
Grassroots critics of development
Rejecting the quest for development - Vandana shiva : the violence of development and reductionist science
Further issues in the development/globalization debates
Reclaiming the commons : the positive visions of development critics
Catholic social teaching, the radical tradition, and development critics
Grassroots action and policy alternatives
Grassroots organizations in the third world : an overview
The impact of grassroots organizations
Development policies : follow the NIC model?
Alternative development policies
Differing visions : alternative development vs. regeneration
Prospects for the adoption of alternative policies
Re-envisioning Catholic social teaching
The contributions of CST to the development debate
Enhancing Catholic social teaching
Structural analysis of capitalism
Women, development, and CST
CST, modernization, and cultural diversity
CST and ecology - CST, grassroots movements, and social struggle
The church and social change
Social criticism and pioneering creativity : how Christians can constructively address issues of development and globalization
Education
Lifestyle choices
Responsible purchasing
Responsible investment
Organizing, activism, and aid provision
Direct service/solidarity
Responsible parenting
Applying CST in the life of the church
Concluding reflections
Theological epilogue: The path of discipleship
Bibliography
Index.
Overview of the contemporary global context : life stories
Data on poverty, hunger, and inequality in an age of globalization
The goals and structure of this book
Development theory and practice : an overview
Origins of the concept of development
Modernization theory
Modernization theory and U.S. aid policy
The impact of modernizationist development
Structuralist economic theories
Dependency theories
Basic needs approach
New international economic order
Alternative development
The impact of reformist thought on development policy
Neoliberal resurgence and structural adjustment policies
Current debates in development studies
The failures of modernizationist development : a closer look
The impacts of colonialism and slavery
Post-WW II development policies and the third world debt crisis
Consequences of the debt crisis
Responses to the debt crisis
United States opposition to social change in the third world
Summary of major structural influences on the third world
Catholic social teaching and development
CST prior to Pope John XXIII
Early reflections on development : John XXIII and Vatican II
The pivotal contributions of Paul VI, the Latin American bishops, and justice in the world
John Paul II : the centrality of solidarity
The social ethics of Benedict XVI
Summary of catholic social teaching on development issues
Catholic social teaching and political economy : neoconservative and radical critiques
Neoconservative reflections on CST
Radical reflections on CST
Evaluation of neoconservative, radical, and CST views
Grassroots critics of development
Rejecting the quest for development - Vandana shiva : the violence of development and reductionist science
Further issues in the development/globalization debates
Reclaiming the commons : the positive visions of development critics
Catholic social teaching, the radical tradition, and development critics
Grassroots action and policy alternatives
Grassroots organizations in the third world : an overview
The impact of grassroots organizations
Development policies : follow the NIC model?
Alternative development policies
Differing visions : alternative development vs. regeneration
Prospects for the adoption of alternative policies
Re-envisioning Catholic social teaching
The contributions of CST to the development debate
Enhancing Catholic social teaching
Structural analysis of capitalism
Women, development, and CST
CST, modernization, and cultural diversity
CST and ecology - CST, grassroots movements, and social struggle
The church and social change
Social criticism and pioneering creativity : how Christians can constructively address issues of development and globalization
Education
Lifestyle choices
Responsible purchasing
Responsible investment
Organizing, activism, and aid provision
Direct service/solidarity
Responsible parenting
Applying CST in the life of the church
Concluding reflections
Theological epilogue: The path of discipleship
Bibliography
Index.