What works? Evidence on the role of faith in poverty reduction

Daniel W. O’Neill

doi:10.15566/cjgh.v4i1.158

What works? Evidence on the role of faith in poverty reduction

Christian Journal for Global Health

Volume 4 (2017): Issue 1

By: Daniel W. O’Neill

Open Access

|Mar 2017

Abstract

Conference report from Yale University 20 & 21 September 2016 on measuring, evaluating and reporting the role of faith-based intervetions on reducing povery and promoting well-being globaly.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v4i1.158 | Journal eISSN: 2167-2415

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Language: English

Page range: 55 - 59

Published on: Mar 9, 2017

Published by: Global Health Institute at William Carey International University

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Poverty,

faith,

evidence,

sustainable development,

Yale,

spiritual metrics

© 2017 Daniel W. O’Neill, published by Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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