Course Materials

Required Materials marked with an asterix.  Others recommended.

• *Bussau, David & Russell Mask. (2003). Christian Micro enterprise development – An Introduction. Regnum Books international in Association with Paternoster Press. U.K. or from the Chalmers Centre ($18 Amazon).
• de Soto, H. (2003). The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, Basic Books.  (Amazon $10.88 or Kindle $9.99)
• *de Soto, H. (1989). Informal Housing  The Other Path. (J. Abbott, Trans.). New York: Harper & Row. (Amazon $10.77, Kindle $9.99)
• *Grigg, V (2010). Conversations on Kingdom Economics. Access at http://www.urbanleaders.org/home/publications.html   (Username: Guest, Password: matul2010 to access)
• Santos, M. (1979). The Shared Space. London and New York, Methuen. (hard to find, out of print)
• Yunus, M. (2003). Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. New York, Perseus Books. (Amazon $10.20 Kindle $9.69)
• *Greer, P. and. Phil. Smith. (2009). The Poor Will Be Glad. Grand Rapids, Zondervan. ($6.48 on Amazon new, $7.98 kindle)
• *Ledgerwood, J. (1999). Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective. Washington, The International Bank for Reconstruction and development/World Bank.  (Amazon $35.59 new, kindle $13.27 or free download from World Bank).

Final Annotated Bibliography by Paul Rollet

Course Bibliography

Slum Realities

• de Jesus, Carolina Maria. (2003). Child of the Dark. New York, London, Auckland: Penguin.

• de Soto, H. (1989). The Cost and Importance of the Law (J. Abbott, Trans.), The Other Path (pp. 17-57). New York: Harper & Row.

• de Soto, Hernando. (2003). The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else: Basic Books.

• Jocano, F. L. (1975). Round-the-Clock Activities. Slum as a Way of Life. Quezon City, New Day Publishers: 33-50.

Kingdom Economics

• Grigg, V. (2004). Paved with Good Intentions. In Companion to the Poor. GA, USA: Authentic Media
  
• ---. (2010). Conversations on Kingdom Economics. Access at http://www.urbanleaders.org/home/publications.html
  
• ---. (2004). God’s Happy Poor. In Companion to the Poor. GA, USA: Authentic Media
  
• Kagawa, Toyohiko. (1936). Brotherhood Economics. New York and London: Harper and Brothers.
  
• Meeks, D. (1989). God the economist: The doctrine of God and political economy. Fortress.
• Nichols, Dwight.(1998)  God’s Plans for your Finances. Whitaker House.
• Schumacher, E.F. (1973). Small is Beautiful – Economics As If People Matter, Colophon Books.
• Scrimgeour, Frank. (2011)Economics, Faith and 21st Century Church.Paper presented to VisionNetwork conference, New Zealand.
  

Cooperative Economics

• Abrams. 2005. Sharing Ownership. Companies we Keep. Chelsea Green Publishing Companiy

Microfinance

• Bornstein, David. (1997). The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank. (Third Reprint edition). University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 0226066444. 370 pages.

• Busseau, David (2004). Reflections on Christian Microenterprise Development. Christian Transformation Resource Centre.
  

• Busseau, David & Russell Mask. (2003). Christian Microenterprise development – An Introduction. Regnum Books international in Association with Paternoster Press. U.K. ($18 Amazon).
  

• Mask, Russell. Principles and Practices of Christian Micro finance and Micro enterprise Development. Chalmers Centre for Economic Development. U.S.A.  (see also http://www.chalmers.org/work/gtc/trainers-in-the-majority-world).
  

• Mayoux, Linda. Micro-finance and the Empowerment of women.  (Access at http://www.ilo.org/employment/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_117993/lang--en/index.htm)
  

• Otero, Maria and Elisabeth H. Rhyne, eds. (1994). The New World of Microenterprise Finance: Building Healthy Financial Institutions for the Poor . Kumarian Press. ISBN: 1565490304 318 pages.
  

• Rhyne, Elizabeth. (2001).  Mainstreaming Microfinance: How Lending to the Poor Began, Grew, and Came of Age in Bolivia. Kumarian Press, ISBN. 1565491262. 272 pages.
  

• Robinson, Marguerite. (2001). The Microfinance Revolution: Sustainable Finance for the Poor . World Bank, ISBN: 0821345249.
  ---. (2002). Microfinance Revolution Volume 2: Lessons from Indonesia. World Bank. ISBN: 0821349538.
  

• Wright, Graham . (2000). Microfinance Systems: Designing Quality Financial Services for the Poor. Zed Books.  ISBN: 1856497887. 256 pages.
  

• Yunus, Muhammad  (1999).  Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty 272 pages. ISBN: 1891620118

Indian Perspectives

• CGAP FOCUS NOTE 20. Micro finance, Grants and Non-Financial Response to Poverty Reduction. Where Does Micro credit fit (website)
  

• Hishiguren, Gaamaa. (2000.) Holistic approach to development; The Activists for Social Alternatives (ASA): Tamil Nadu.
  

• Gariyali. C.K, Dr. Vettiral. S.K, (2006) Pillars of Hope. Vetri Publisher, Tamil Nadu.
  

• Gariyali. C.K. (2007) Climbing Higher.  Vetri Publishers. Tamil Nadu.
  

• M-Cril. (2003). Improving Micro finance Practice – “Best Practices” followed by India leading MFIs. End Poverty Foundation. New Delhi.
  

• Sa-dhan (2003) An Introduction to Micro finance Delivery Models in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi
  

• ---. (2003) Microfinance and poverty. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• ---. (2003) Sustainability of Micro finance Intervention. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• ---. (2006) Financial Requirement for Future Growth of Micro finance in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• ---. (2003) On the Road to Effective Governance of Micro finance Organization, Sa-dhan, New Delhi
  

• ---. (2003) Quality Parameters of Self-Help Groups. Sa-dhan. New Delhi
  

• ---. (2006). Side by side A slice of Micro finance operation in India. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• ---. (2007). Annual Policy Conference, Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• Sa-dhan & SMCS (2006). Facilitating Access to Micro-insurance – Issues and Challenges. Sa-dhan. New Delhi.
  

• Salehuddin Ahmed & Hakim.M.A. (2004) Attacking Poverty with Micro credit University Press Limited. Bangladesh

Global and Urban Economic Theories

• de Soto, Hernando. (1989). The Other Path (June Abbott, Trans.). New York: Harper & Row.
• De Soto, Hernando. (2001). The Mystery of Capital. Black Swan Book.
• Jacobs, Jane. (1984). Cities and the Wealth of Nations. The Atlantic Monthly (Mar/Apr 1984).
• Korten, David (2000) “The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism”, BK Currents ( Berrett-Koehler Publ.)
• Korten, David (2001) “When Corporations Rule the World” , 2nd ed., Kumarian Press.
• Prahalad, C.K. (2005). “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” , Wharton School Publishing.
• Rostow, W.W. (1991). The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty. Penguin Group. U.K.
• Santos, Milton. (1979). The Shared Space (trans from Portuguese, C. Gerry, Trans.). London and New York, Methuen

Entrepreneurship

• Blanchard, Ken. & Waghorn, Terry. With Ballard, Jim. (1997). Mission Possible. Blanchard Management Corporation & Terry Waghorn
• Collins, Jim. (2006). Good to Great,  Harper Collins Publishers Inc. NY 10022 2001

Filipino Perspectives

• Callanta, Ruth S. (2008) , “A Transformational Strategy Toward Filling The Hungry with Good Thing; 15 Years of Transforming the Poor” , A paper presented at the Asian Theological Conference held at Union Church of Manila, Philippines on February 28, 2008.
• Concepcion. Joey. (2006). Negosyo 50 Joey Concepcion’s Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories.ABS-CBN Publishing.
• Dacanay, Marie Lisa M., (2006), “Creating a Space in the Market”, Asian Institute of Management & Conference of Asian Foundations and Organizations (pages 3-13; Chapter 2 –“The Ways of Social Entrepreneurship”, Chapter 11 – “Pekereti – Promoting Fair Trade”, Chapter 14- “Dompet Dhuafa – Social Enterprise in Islam” and Chapter 15 – Creating a Space in the Market”
• Fajardo, Feliciano R. (2004). Economic Development 3rd Edition. National Bookstore.
• Gates, Bill, ( 2008) “The Heart of Bill Gates” Commencement Address of Bill Gates given in Harvard
• Haggblade, Steven J. & Gamser, Matthew S. (Nov. 1991), “Gemini – A Filed Manual for Subsector Practitioners – Tools for Micro Enterprise Programs: Non-Financial Assistance Section”, USAID
• Hermoso, R.R. editor, (1997), “An Introduction to Economics and Economic Development Issues in the Philippines”, Bookmark Inc.
• Mortato, Eduardo C. (2002). “Enterprise Creation and Pro-Creation” , Asian Institute of Management
• Neri, Romulo L.  Economics and Public Policy.

Selected Reading Publications on Christian Micro-Finances in the Wholistic Transformation Resource Center (WTRC):

• Bussau, David and G. Makonen, Wealth Generation & Kingdom Building Through CMED- A Biblical Perspective
• Bussau, David and G. Makonen,  A Sustainable Transformational Development – A Diagnostic Tool
• Bussau, David and V. Samuel, How Then Should We Lend?
• Bussau, David, Reflections on Christian Micro Enterprise Development, WTRC
• WTRC, Taking Our Organization to the Next Level
• WTRC, Transformational Micro Enterprise Development

Books on Microfinance

• Adams, D. W. (1992). Informal finance in low-income countries. Boulder, Colorado:  Westview Press. 
• Christen, R. P., Rhyne, E., & Vogel, R. (1995). Maximizing the outreach of micro-enterprise finance:  An analysis of successful programs. Washington, DC: USAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation.
• Cohen, M., & Burjorjee, D. (2003). Donor brief no.13: The impact of microfinance. Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. (Available on-line at: http://www.cgap.org/docs/DonorBrief_13.pdf).
• FIELD. (1999). Microenterprise and the poor: Findings from the self-employment learning project five year survey of microentrepreneurs. Aspen Institute. (Available on-line at: http://www.fieldus.org/publications/MEandPoorExecSummary.pdf).
• Ledgerwood, J. (1999). Microfinance handbook: An institutional and financial perspective. World Bank.
• Lindberg, C. (1993). Beyond charity: Reformation initiatives for the poor. Minneapolis: Fortress. 
• Meier, G. (2000) Leading issues in economic development, (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.
• Otero, M., & Rhyne, E. (Eds.). (1994). The new world of micro-enterprise finance: Building healthy financial institutions for the poor. Kumarian Press.
• Rhyne, E. (2001). Mainstreaming microfinance:  How lending to the poor began, grew, and came of age in Bolivia.  Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc. 
• Robinson, M. (2001). The microfinance revolution: Sustainable finance for the poor.
• Rutherford, S. (1999). The poor and their money. Oxford University Press.
• Sananikone, O. (2002). Donor brief no 9: Microfinance and the millennium development goals. Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. (Available on-line at: http://www.cgap.org/docs/DonorBrief_09.pdf).
• Sebstad, J., & Cohen, M. (2000). Microfinance, risk management, and poverty. Washington, DC.: USAID.
• Seligson, M., &J. Passe-Smith. (1993). Development and underdevelopment. The political economy of inequality. Lynne Rienner.  
• Wright, G. (2000). Microfinance systems: Designing quality financial services for the poor. London, Zed Books.

Significant web sites with global perspectives

• Count Me In. (2007). (Available on-line at: www.count-me-in.org).
• ACCION International. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.accion.org).
• CGAP. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.cgap.org).
• Microcredit Summit. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.microcreditsummit.org/declaration.htm).
• Microfinance Gateway. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org).
• Micro-Save Africa. (2007). (Available on-line at:  http://www.microsave-africa.com).
• PlanetFinance. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.planetfinance.org).
• The Mix. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.themix.org).
• MFI Rating Fund. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.mfirating.org).
• USAID Microfinance. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.microlinks.org).
• Women’s World Banking. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.swwb.org).
• World Council of Credit Unions. (2007). (Available on-line at: http://www.woccu.org).
• MicroSave Africa. (2007). (Available on-line at: www.MicroSave-Africa.com).

• Disciple Nations Alliance an alliance of individuals, churches and organizations seeking to help churches practice wholistic ministry in their own communities. This is a joint project of Food for the Hungry and The Harvest Foundation. This objective is accomplished through training, education, materials development and networking. Available online is their Disciple Nations Alliance Course which can be used by individuals or churches. http://www.disciplenations.org/course/
• Chalmers Center for Economic Development (Covenant College) http://www.chalmers.org/offers both e-mail based and 3-11 day Campus based courses of study. They have recently added several Distance Learning courses. Christian Microenterprise Development: an Introduction Co-authored by David Busseau, the "father" of Christian MED, and Dr. Russell Mask, International Microenterprise Coordinator for the Chalmers Center for Economic Development, this book is designed to help churches, missionaries, and Christian NGOs understand the basics of MED in the Two-Thirds World.
• Microfinance Network http://www.microjournal.com/
• Journal of Microfinance  http://www.gdrc.org/icm/
• Virtual Library on Microcredit  http://www.gdrc.org/icm/
• UN: Microfinance in Africa http://www.un.org/esa/africa/MicrofinanceinAfricaIndex.htm