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The faith and development nexus is both a promising new focus for secular development agencies and a historic reality: for centuries, world faiths and individuals inspired by their faith have played many roles in social change and social welfare. Secular development agencies have largely operated in parallel to the world of faith-motivated development. The World Bank began in the late 1990's to explore ways in which faith and development are connected. The issue was not and is not about religion, but about the recognition that some of the best experts on development are faith leaders living

Economic development -- Religious aspects. --- Poverty. --- Religion and social problems. --- Economic development --- Religion and social problems --- Poverty --- Economic Theory --- Business & Economics --- Religious aspects --- Religious aspects. --- Destitution --- Social action --- Social problems and religion --- Moral and religious aspects --- Wealth --- Basic needs --- Begging --- Poor --- Subsistence economy --- Social problems