Through a study of two transnational ngos in zimbabwe this book offers a nuanced depiction of development as both liberatory and limiting humanitarian effort is not a hopeless task but behind the liberatory potential of christian development lurks the sad irony that change can bring its own disappointments while rapt attention has been given to the supposed role of ngos in democratizing africa few studies engage with the ground operations questioning the assumption that economic . Economic anthropology el mensajero ethnographic praxis in industry conference proceedings ethos feminist anthropology general anthropology bulletin of the general anthropology division journal for the anthropology of north america the journal of latin american and caribbean anthropology journal of linguistic anthropology journal of the society for the anthropology of europe . The spirit of development protestant ngos morality and economics in zimbabwe erica bornstein buy this book 2005 228 pages 2600 paperback isbn 9780804753364 cite this book description desc reviews anthropology global issues sociology global issues economy and work religious ngos are important sources of humanitarian aid in africa entering where the welfare programs of . The spirit of development protestant ngos morality and economics in zimbabwe erica bornstein stanford stanford university press 2005 213 pp. The spirit of development protestant ngos morality and economics in zimbabwe by erica bornstein new york routledge 2003