Saturday, November 01, 2008

HOPE International Reading List

An abridged resource list for microfinance, missions, and development - provided by HOPE International. There are a couple of overlaps in book recommendations I've made earlier.

MICROFINANCE RESEARCH
World Bank Overview
The Mix Market
Microfinance Gateway
Microcredit Summit

MICROFINANCE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES
A Billion Bootstraps - Eric Thurman and Phil Smith
Banker to the Poor - Muhammad Yunus
Give Us Credit - Alex Counts
The Poor and Their Money - Stuart Rutherford, Institute for Development Policy and Management
Microfinance: Distant Learning Course - UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund)

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
White Man's Burden - William Easterly
Myth: Foreign Aid Will End Global Poverty - John Stossel, ABC News

BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY AND MISSIONS
Walking with the Poor - Bryant L. Myers
Good News for the Poor - Tim Chester
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger - Ron Sider
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
Chalmers Center for Economic and Community Development

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