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Finding global balance : common ground between the worlds of development and faith

Marshall, Katherine, Keough, Lucy

2005

Overview

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 issues of common concern and global significance. The most recent meeting took place in Dublin, Ireland in Janaury 2005. Debates over two days were rich and provocative, examining issues ranging from the recent Asian tsunami, to HIV/AIDS, gender and youth, and the roots of conflict, all viewed through the lens of equity. References to the ethical dimensions of poverty alleviation and the need for a strong moral underpinning as a foundation for equitable and sustainable development lay at the heart of every session. The uniqueness of this partnership is the fresh perspective it offers on critical development issues and the opportunity for faith leaders and development leaders to seek new avenues for collaboration. This book tells the story of this partnership, within the context of the Dublin meeting.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank,Washington, DC: World Bank
• Subject: BASIC NEEDS / CHILD LABOR / CHILD MORTALITY / Church and social problems / Church and social problems -- Congresses / CIVIL CONFLICT / CIVIL SOCIETY / CLEAN WATER / CLIMATE / Congresses / CRIME / DEBT / DEVELOPED COUNTRIES / DEVELOPING COUNTRIES / DEVELOPMENT GOALS / DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS / DEVELOPMENT POLICIES / DISABILITIES / DISASTERS / DISEASES / Economic assistance / Economic assistance -- Congresses / ECONOMIC CHANGE / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / Economic development -- Congresses / ECONOMICS / EDUCATION / Entwicklung / Entwicklungshilfe / ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES / ESSENTIAL DRUGS / ETHICAL ISSUES / ETHICS / EXTREME POVERTY / FOOD SECURITY / GIRLS / HEALTH / HEALTH CARE / HUMAN FACE / HUMAN RIGHTS / INCOME / LIVING CONDITIONS / LIVING STANDARDS / LONG TERM / MALARIA / MASS MEDIA / MATERNAL HEALTH / MATERNAL MORTALITY / MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO / MORALITY / MORTALITY / MOTIVATION / PARENTS / PARTNERSHIP / PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES / POLITICAL INFLUENCE / POOR COMMUNITIES / POOR PEOPLE / POVERTY ALLEVIATION / POVERTY REDUCTION / POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY / PREVENTABLE DISEASES / PRIMARY EDUCATION / PRIVATE SECTOR / PRODUCTIVITY / Religionsgemeinschaft / SAFE DRINKING WATER / SAFETY / SAFETY NETS / SCHOOLS / SOCIAL JUSTICE / SOCIAL RIGHTS / SOCIAL SERVICES / SOCIAL STATUS / SOCIAL WELFARE / SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT / TIME FRAME / UNEMPLOYMENT / VICTIMS / VIOLENCE
• ISBN: 082136247X, 9780821362471