Tag: Prosperity
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The Shift from ‘Alleviating Poverty’ to ‘Creating Prosperity’
Q Ideas for the Common Good: The Shift from 'Alleviating Poverty' to 'Creating Prosperity' "We see poverty in the developing world and we ask—what can I do? So we send food, water, clothes. We sponsor children, build wells, start schools and go on mission trips; we wear wristbands, we sign petitions, we advocate. But what…
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Theologians & Economists: The Rise of Unprecedented Prosperity (2)
[Series Index] (Continued) Economic Growth When most people think of economic disparity, they usually think in terms of income. Income is correlated with other factors that empower us to survive and thrive. What can we say about per capita income on a historical basis? Comparing income across eras is difficult. Inflation and other variables make…
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Theologians & Economists: The Rise of Unprecedented Prosperity (1)
[Series Index] Is the state of the world getting better or getting worse? Our mission is to seek the greatest shalom possible in the world, always aware that shalom in its fullness will only be recognized at the consummation of the new creation at Christ's return. But how would we measure shalom? Isaiah 65:17-25 gives…
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Entrepreneurship – the key to prosperity?
Private Sector Development Blog: Entrepreneurship – the key to prosperity? Following the G20 summit this weekend, the leaders of the world's largest economies issued a statement explaining how they intend to remake the world's economic architecture. On the very first page of the statement you'll run across the following: Our work will be guided by…