Student Papers From Community Economics

1. TEN PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL ECONOMICS

Students develop ten Bible Studies on ten principles of Biblical Economics. You can select what will work in yoiur target culture.Students developed processes of ten Bible Studies on ten principles of Biblical Economics.

• Cova,Omar. 10 Biblical Principles on Economics
• Sanchez,Erika and Amanda Tam. Bible Study Handbook-Proclaiming Good News. This is a children's version developed in Manila
• Rico, Heidi and Sean Magana. Economic Development Curriculum. This is a complete course for training high school students in the ten economic principles.
• Gracie Christian, Shannon Ericson, & Douglas Anderson. Bible Study
• Alms,Valerie. Proclaiming the Good News - 10 Biblical Economic Principles

2. POVERTY ASSESSMENT

Students utilize various measurements for evaluating levels of poverty.

• Shannon Ericson. How is Your Child? (Nairobi)
• Tan, Amanda. Manila Poverty Assessment, Manila
• Anderson, Doug. Poverty Assessment of Kibera, Nairobi
• Cox, Cailah. Poverty Assessment, Bangkok
• Cova, Omar. Poverty AssessmentChennai, India
• Magana, Sean. Poverty Assessment
• Echavarria, Emily. Poverty Assessment
• Sanchez, Erika. Towerville 5, Metro-Manila
• Alms, ValeriePoverty Assessment, New Delhi
• Rico, Heidi. Poverty Assessment, India.

3. SELF-HELP GROUPS & MICROFINANCES

Since the mid 1970's a global movement of capital formation through collective savings, and capital access through microloans has now become mainstreamed into the Microfinance industry.

• Echavarria, Emily. Christian MicroEnterprise Development
• Echavarria, Emily. EMFI Engaged Community Learning, Delhi
• Sanchez, Erika. MicroFinance Engaged Community Learning Experience, Manila
• Ericson, Shannon. Interning with IDEWES, Nairobi
• Alms, Valerie. Sewa Ashram Microfinance Program - 2014 Planning Process, Delhi
• Tam, Amanda. MF Learning Experience, Manila
• Cova, Omar. Community Development Society, Nagpur
• Magana, Sean. Young Entrepreneurs, Delhi

4. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Students will grasp the qualities, infrastructure factors and essential processes for emergence of an entrepreneur in the slums

• Rico, Heidi. India’s Bridges, Boulevards, and Blockades: Stories of Doors Being Built, Opened, and Closed
  
• Ericson, Shannon. Is this loan enough, or too much to handle?
• Cox, Cailah. Helping Hands: Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Bangkok
• Westin, Miriam. Local MEDs
• Sarah. Local Social Entrepreneurship
• Sarah. Business with social initiatives
• Alms, Valerie. Social Entrepreneurship and Microenterprise: Fostering the Creative Spirit of India
• Rico, Heidi. Holistic Ministry in the Urban Slum Community: Creating Upcoming Entrepreneurs From India's Youth
• Anderson, Doug. Christian Microenterprise Development-Strategy for Discipling the Nations, Nairobi

5. URBAN and GLOBAL ECONOMIC THEORIES

Students will be able to describe aspects of global economics that affect the slums: the two circuits, trade between cities, conditions for achievement orientatioin, religious/psychological preconditions in cultures for economic take-off and the effects of these on lower circuit release of entrepreneurs

• Westin, Miriam. Economic Systems in Kolkata
• Sarah. Business with Social Initiatives
• Anderson, Doug. An Examination of Globalization, Terrorism, and Technologyand their Effects on Kenya's Economy.
• Sanchez, Erika. National & International Economic Systems
• Chau, Janice. A Glimpse into Thailands Economic System
• Magana, Sean. Economic Systems
• Tam, Amanda. Issues Affecting Local Economies in the Philippines.
• Rico, Heidi. Economic Systems: An Eastern Lens Through a Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu
• Westin, Miriam. Economic Systems in Kolkata

6. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The classes need to review five local books or papers. These are mainly integrated into project 4 above.

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