When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
When Helping Hurts examines the challenges of poverty alleviation and the risks of unintended consequences. Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert offer a careful perspective on how to help people experiencing poverty while avoiding approaches that may cause harm to recipients or those providing assistance.
About This Book
When Helping Hurts explores the complex challenges involved in alleviating poverty.
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert consider how well-intentioned assistance can sometimes produce unintended consequences.
The book focuses on pursuing help that benefits people experiencing poverty without causing additional harm.
It also considers how helping others can affect those who provide assistance.
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