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Figures vii
Tables viii
Boxes ix
Acknowledgements xi
About the authors xii
List of abbreviations xiii
Introduction 1
Religion and development - can they go together? 7
The lessons of history 7
Religion and development institutions 10
Can religion help? 11
Links to local institutions and communities 14
Leadership and management 17
How does religion affect the 'BINGOs'? 21
Financial indicators 21
Dakshin Kannada and Dharmasthala Temple 29
South Canara district 29
The banking tradition 30
The Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Temple 34
SKDRDP, the rural development programme 39
The origins of SKDRDP 39
Reappraisal and restructuring 42
SKDRDP's programmes 45
The Pragathi Bandhu groups 48
The JVK Women's groups 49
Alcohol de-addiction 51
Community development programmes 54
Microfinance 57
The origins of SKDRDP'smicrofinance programme 57
Raising bank finance 59
The power of groups 60
Financial results 63
Microinsurance 72
Livelihoods 77
Microfinance is not enough 77
Group businesses 80
The sevanirathas 85
The role of the sevanirathas 85
A day in the life of Sivaram Pujary, a sevaniratha 90
Two cases of success 95
Moneppa Gowda, a successful household 95
Sree Nidhi Panakaje, the Women's Snacks Group 100
The results of SKDRDP's work 107
The impact on the community 107
Future challenges 113
What explains SKDRDP's success? 117
Breaking the rules 117
The divinity factor 119
Islamic development practice 123
The special circumstances of Islam 123
Examples from Bosnia Herzegovina and Hyderabad 127
Akhuwat of Lahore 131
Muslim development NGOs - some tentative conclusions 138
Christian development practice and some examples 141
'Christian development' 141
'Catholic Bank', or the Chotanagpur Catholic Co-operative Society 146
The Holy Cross Social Service Centre, Hazaribag 160
Catholic Bank and Holy Cross - some comparisons 169
Conclusions 173
Some common features 173
Strengths and weaknesses 175
'Sustainability', of a different kind 176
The lessons of experience 177
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