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The Political Economy of Microfinance : Financializing Poverty.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy SeriesPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (297 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137364210
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Political Economy of MicrofinanceLOC classification:
  • JZ1252
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Framework for Engaging Microfinance -- 2 A Genealogy of Microfinance -- 3 The Financialization of Poverty -- 4 Financializing Public Goods -- 5 Mechanisms of a Microfinance Crisis -- 6 At the Crossroads of Development and Finance -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 A Framework for Engaging Microfinance -- 2 A Genealogy of Microfinance -- 3 The Financialization of Poverty -- 4 Financializing Public Goods -- 5 Mechanisms of a Microfinance Crisis -- 6 At the Crossroads of Development and Finance -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.

According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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