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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself

Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

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Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009
Book Details
Pages

232

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Genre
Christian
Setting

2000s

Topic
Religion & Spirituality

Business & Economics

Poverty
Publication Year

2009

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert examines effective, respectful poverty alleviation methods. It emphasizes understanding the underlying causes of poverty and encourages building relationships and empowering people to lead change. The book highlights the importance of self-reflection in addressing both material and spiritual needs for sustainable impact.

Informative

Challenging

Inspirational

Reviews & Readership

4.4

16,111 ratings

83%

Loved it

13%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself receives praise for its insightful exploration of effective poverty alleviation, emphasizing empowerment over dependency. However, some critics find its approach too theoretical and lacking in practical application. It’s acclaimed for challenging common misconceptions about charity but criticized for overlooking systemic issues.

Who should read this

Who Should Read When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself?

Readers who would enjoy When Helping Hurts are likely interested in effective poverty alleviation and social justice. They might also appreciate books like The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns or Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton, which address similar themes of impactful charity work.

4.4

16,111 ratings

83%

Loved it

13%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

232

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Genre
Christian
Setting

2000s

Topic
Religion & Spirituality

Business & Economics

Poverty
Publication Year

2009

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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