A Critical History of Poverty Finance - Colonial Roots and Neoliberal Failures (Hardcover)

'The definitive account of the history of poverty finance' - Susanne Soederberg Finance, mobile and digital technologies - or 'fintech' - are being heralded in the world of development by the likes of the IMF and World Bank as a silver bullet in the fight against poverty. But should we believe the hype? A Critical History of Poverty Finance demonstrates how newfangled 'digital financial inclusion' efforts suffer from the same essential flaws as earlier iterations of neoliberal 'financial inclusion'. Relying on artificially created markets that simply aren't there among the world's most disadvantaged economic actors, they also reinforce existing patterns of inequality and uneven development, many of which date back to the colonial era. Bernards offers an astute analysis of the current fintech fad, contextualised through a detailed colonial history of development finance, that ultimately reveals the neoliberal vision of poverty alleviation for the pipe dream it is.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Nick Bernards
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Library binding
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-4483-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Books > Money & Finance > General
LSN:	0-7453-4483-6
Barcode:	9780745344836

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