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This course introduces students to training slum dwellers in biblical economics, cooperative economics, micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship...

Course Materials

Required Materials marked with an asterix.  Others recommended.

  • *Bussau, David & Russell Mask. (2003). Christian Micro enterprise development – An Introduction. Regnum Books international in Association with Paternoster Press. U.K. or from the Chalmers Centre ($18 Amazon).
  • de Soto, H. (2003). The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, Basic Books.  (Amazon $10.88 or Kindle $9.99)
  • *de Soto, H. (1989). Informal Housing  The Other Path. (J. Abbott, Trans.). New York: Harper & Row. (Amazon $10.77, Kindle $9.99)
  • *Grigg, V (2010). Conversations on Kingdom Economics. Access at http://www.urbanleaders.org/home/publications.html   (Username: Guest, Password: matul2010 to access)
  • Santos, M. (1979). The Shared Space. London and New York, Methuen. (hard to find, out of print)
  • Yunus, M. (2003). Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. New York, Perseus Books. (Amazon $10.20 Kindle $9.69)
  • *Greer, P. and. Phil. Smith. (2009). The Poor Will Be Glad. Grand Rapids, Zondervan. ($6.48 on Amazon new, $7.98 kindle)
  • *Ledgerwood, J. (1999). Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective. Washington, The International Bank for Reconstruction and development/World Bank.  (Amazon $35.59 new, kindle $13.27 or free download from World Bank).

Final Annotated Bibliography by Paul Rollet

Course Bibliography

Slum Realities

  • de Jesus, Carolina Maria. (2003). Child of the Dark. New York, London, Auckland: Penguin.

  • de Soto, H. (1989). The Cost and Importance of the Law (J. Abbott, Trans.), The Other Path (pp. 17-57). New York: Harper & Row.

  • de Soto, Hernando. (2003). The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else: Basic Books.

  • Jocano, F. L. (1975). Round-the-Clock Activities. Slum as a Way of Life. Quezon City, New Day Publishers: 33-50.

Kingdom Economics

  • Grigg, V. (2004). Paved with Good Intentions. In Companion to the Poor. GA, USA: Authentic Media
  • ---. (2010). Conversations on Kingdom Economics. Access at http://www.urbanleaders.org/home/publications.html
  • ---. (2004). God’s Happy Poor. In Companion to the Poor. GA, USA: Authentic Media
  • Kagawa, Toyohiko. (1936). Brotherhood Economics. New York and London: Harper and Brothers.
  • Meeks, D. (1989). God the economist: The doctrine of God and political economy. Fortress.
  • Nichols, Dwight.(1998)  God’s Plans for your Finances. Whitaker House.
  • Schumacher, E.F. (1973). Small is Beautiful – Economics As If People Matter, Colophon Books.
  • Scrimgeour, Frank. (2011)Economics, Faith and 21st Century Church.Paper presented to VisionNetwork conference, New Zealand.

Cooperative Economics

  • Abrams. 2005. Sharing Ownership. Companies we Keep. Chelsea Green Publishing Companiy

Microfinance

Indian Perspectives

  • CGAP FOCUS NOTE 20. Micro finance, Grants and Non-Financial Response to Poverty Reduction. Where Does Micro credit fit (website)

  • Hishiguren, Gaamaa. (2000.) Holistic approach to development; The Activists for Social Alternatives (ASA): Tamil Nadu.

  • Gariyali. C.K, Dr. Vettiral. S.K, (2006) Pillars of Hope. Vetri Publisher, Tamil Nadu.

  • Gariyali. C.K. (2007) Climbing Higher.  Vetri Publishers. Tamil Nadu.

  • M-Cril. (2003). Improving Micro finance Practice – “Best Practices” followed by India leading MFIs. End Poverty Foundation. New Delhi.

  • Sa-dhan (2003) An Introduction to Micro finance Delivery Models in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi

  • ---. (2003) Microfinance and poverty. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • ---. (2003) Sustainability of Micro finance Intervention. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • ---. (2006) Financial Requirement for Future Growth of Micro finance in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • ---. (2003) On the Road to Effective Governance of Micro finance Organization, Sa-dhan, New Delhi

  • ---. (2003) Quality Parameters of Self-Help Groups. Sa-dhan. New Delhi

  • ---. (2006). Side by side A slice of Micro finance operation in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • ---. (2007). Annual Policy Conference, Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • Sa-dhan & SMCS (2006). Facilitating Access to Micro-insurance – Issues and Challenges. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.

  • Salehuddin Ahmed & Hakim.M.A. (2004) Attacking Poverty with Micro credit University Press Limited. Bangladesh

Global and Urban Economic Theories

  • de Soto, Hernando. (1989). The Other Path (June Abbott, Trans.). New York: Harper & Row.
  • De Soto, Hernando. (2001). The Mystery of Capital. Black Swan Book.
  • Jacobs, Jane. (1984). Cities and the Wealth of Nations. The Atlantic Monthly (Mar/Apr 1984).
  • Korten, David (2000) “The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism”, BK Currents ( Berrett-Koehler Publ.)
  • Korten, David (2001) “When Corporations Rule the World” , 2nd ed., Kumarian Press.
  • Prahalad, C.K. (2005). “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” , Wharton School Publishing.
  • Rostow, W.W. (1991). The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty. Penguin Group. U.K.
  • Santos, Milton. (1979). The Shared Space (trans from Portuguese, C. Gerry, Trans.). London and New York, Methuen

Entrepreneurship

  • Blanchard, Ken. & Waghorn, Terry. With Ballard, Jim. (1997). Mission Possible. Blanchard Management Corporation & Terry Waghorn
  • Collins, Jim. (2006). Good to Great,  Harper Collins Publishers Inc. NY 10022 2001

Filipino Perspectives

  • Callanta, Ruth S. (2008) , “A Transformational Strategy Toward Filling The Hungry with Good Thing; 15 Years of Transforming the Poor” , A paper presented at the Asian Theological Conference held at Union Church of Manila, Philippines on February 28, 2008.
  • Concepcion. Joey. (2006). Negosyo 50 Joey Concepcion’s Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories.ABS-CBN Publishing.
  • Dacanay, Marie Lisa M., (2006), “Creating a Space in the Market”, Asian Institute of Management & Conference of Asian Foundations and Organizations (pages 3-13; Chapter 2 –“The Ways of Social Entrepreneurship”, Chapter 11 – “Pekereti – Promoting Fair Trade”, Chapter 14- “Dompet Dhuafa – Social Enterprise in Islam” and Chapter 15 – Creating a Space in the Market”
  • Fajardo, Feliciano R. (2004). Economic Development 3rd Edition. National Bookstore.
  • Gates, Bill, ( 2008) “The Heart of Bill Gates” Commencement Address of Bill Gates given in Harvard
  • Haggblade, Steven J. & Gamser, Matthew S. (Nov. 1991), “Gemini – A Filed Manual for Subsector Practitioners – Tools for Micro Enterprise Programs: Non-Financial Assistance Section”, USAID
  • Hermoso, R.R. editor, (1997), “An Introduction to Economics and Economic Development Issues in the Philippines”, Bookmark Inc.
  • Mortato, Eduardo C. (2002). “Enterprise Creation and Pro-Creation” , Asian Institute of Management
  • Neri, Romulo L.  Economics and Public Policy.

Selected Reading Publications on Christian Micro-Finances in the Wholistic Transformation Resource Center (WTRC):

  • Bussau, David and G. Makonen, Wealth Generation & Kingdom Building Through CMED- A Biblical Perspective
  • Bussau, David and G. Makonen,  A Sustainable Transformational Development – A Diagnostic Tool
  • Bussau, David and V. Samuel, How Then Should We Lend?
  • Bussau, David, Reflections on Christian Micro Enterprise Development, WTRC
  • WTRC, Taking Our Organization to the Next Level
  • WTRC, Transformational Micro Enterprise Development

Books on Microfinance

  • Adams, D. W. (1992). Informal finance in low-income countries. Boulder, Colorado:  Westview Press. 
  • Christen, R. P., Rhyne, E., & Vogel, R. (1995). Maximizing the outreach of micro-enterprise finance:  An analysis of successful programs. Washington, DC: USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation.
  • Cohen, M., & Burjorjee, D. (2003). Donor brief no.13: The impact of microfinance. Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. (Available on-line at: http://www.cgap.org/docs/DonorBrief_13.pdf).
  • FIELD. (1999). Microenterprise and the poor: Findings from the self-employment learning project five year survey of microentrepreneurs. Aspen Institute. (Available on-line at: http://www.fieldus.org/publications/MEandPoorExecSummary.pdf).
  • Ledgerwood, J. (1999). Microfinance handbook: An institutional and financial perspective. World Bank.
  • Lindberg, C. (1993). Beyond charity: Reformation initiatives for the poor. Minneapolis: Fortress. 
  • Meier, G. (2000) Leading issues in economic development, (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.
  • Otero, M., & Rhyne, E. (Eds.). (1994). The new world of micro-enterprise finance: Building healthy financial institutions for the poor. Kumarian Press.
  • Rhyne, E. (2001). Mainstreaming microfinance:  How lending to the poor began, grew, and came of age in Bolivia.  Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc. 
  • Robinson, M. (2001). The microfinance revolution: Sustainable finance for the poor.
  • Rutherford, S. (1999). The poor and their money. Oxford University Press.
  • Sananikone, O. (2002). Donor brief no 9: Microfinance and the millennium development goals. Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. (Available on-line at: http://www.cgap.org/docs/DonorBrief_09.pdf).
  • Sebstad, J., & Cohen, M. (2000). Microfinance, risk management, and poverty. Washington, DC.: USAID.
  • Seligson, M., &J. Passe-Smith. (1993). Development and underdevelopment. The political economy of inequality. Lynne Rienner.  
  • Wright, G. (2000). Microfinance systems: Designing quality financial services for the poor. London, Zed Books.

Significant web sites with global perspectives


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