The Political Economy of Microfinance Financializing Poverty

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...

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Autor principal: Mader, Philip (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2015.
Colección:Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:304 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137364210