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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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2015.
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Colección: | Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy.
Springer eBooks. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33059366*spi |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 304 p. |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781137364210 |