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Although microcredit programmes have long been considered efficient
development tools, many forms of debt-induced distress have emerged
in their wake. This has brought to light the problem of
over-indebtedness, a topic which has been previously underexplored
in the literature. This new book, from a group of leading scholars,
explores the manifestations, scale, and economic and social
implications of household over-indebtedness in areas conventionally
considered as financially excluded. The book approaches debt not
only as a financial transaction, but also as a form of social bond,
and offers a socioeconomic analysis of over-indebtedness. The
volume puts forward a broad definition of over-indebtedness,
highlighting its situational and semantic complexity and diversity.
It provides a close analysis of local conceptions of debt and
over-indebtedness, highlighting frameworks of calculation and the
constant renegotiation of their boundaries. On top of this, it
looks far beyond microcredit to examine all the financial practices
that individuals juggle. The volume argues that over-indebtedness
has more to do with social inequalities than financial illiteracy,
and should therefore be understood in the light of global trends of
financialization. It also reveals the ambiguity of "financial
inclusion" policies, and in many respects questions the actions of
new credit providers. This book will be valuable reading for
students, researchers and policy makers interested in microfinance
and development issues.
This book contributes to timely debates on the conditions of
resistance and changes with the aim to offer a ray of hope in times
of ecological, economic, social and democracy crisis worldwide. In
the context of the crisis of social reproduction, impoverishment
and growing inequalities, myriads of women-led grass-root
initiatives are bubbling up. They reorganize social reproduction;
redefine the meaning of work and value; explore new ways of doing
economics and politics; construct solidarity-driven social
relationships and combat their subordination. In doing so, these
initiatives challenge the patriarchal, financialized and
dehumanizing capitalist system and offer transformative,
sustainable paths for feminist social change. Drawing on
fine-grained ethnographies in Latin America and India, this book
sheds light on women's daily struggles, their difficulties,
contradictions, fragilities, and also their successes and
achievements. This book seeks to inspire activists, researchers and
policy-makers in the field of feminism and solidarity economy to
contribute to amplifying the movement, which rests on the
articulation of the various initiatives.
Although microcredit programmes have long been considered efficient
development tools, many forms of debt-induced distress have emerged
in their wake. This has brought to light the problem of
over-indebtedness, a topic which has been previously underexplored
in the literature. This new book, from a group of leading scholars,
explores the manifestations, scale, and economic and social
implications of household over-indebtedness in areas conventionally
considered as financially excluded. The book approaches debt not
only as a financial transaction, but also as a form of social bond,
and offers a socioeconomic analysis of over-indebtedness. The
volume puts forward a broad definition of over-indebtedness,
highlighting its situational and semantic complexity and diversity.
It provides a close analysis of local conceptions of debt and
over-indebtedness, highlighting frameworks of calculation and the
constant renegotiation of their boundaries. On top of this, it
looks far beyond microcredit to examine all the financial practices
that individuals juggle. The volume argues that over-indebtedness
has more to do with social inequalities than financial illiteracy,
and should therefore be understood in the light of global trends of
financialization. It also reveals the ambiguity of "financial
inclusion" policies, and in many respects questions the actions of
new credit providers. This book will be valuable reading for
students, researchers and policy makers interested in microfinance
and development issues.
This book contributes to timely debates on the conditions of
resistance and changes with the aim to offer a ray of hope in times
of ecological, economic, social and democracy crisis worldwide. In
the context of the crisis of social reproduction, impoverishment
and growing inequalities, myriads of women-led grass-root
initiatives are bubbling up. They reorganize social reproduction;
redefine the meaning of work and value; explore new ways of doing
economics and politics; construct solidarity-driven social
relationships and combat their subordination. In doing so, these
initiatives challenge the patriarchal, financialized and
dehumanizing capitalist system and offer transformative,
sustainable paths for feminist social change. Drawing on
fine-grained ethnographies in Latin America and India, this book
sheds light on women's daily struggles, their difficulties,
contradictions, fragilities, and also their successes and
achievements. This book seeks to inspire activists, researchers and
policy-makers in the field of feminism and solidarity economy to
contribute to amplifying the movement, which rests on the
articulation of the various initiatives.
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The Crises of Microcredit (Hardcover)
Isabelle Guerin, Marc Labie, Jean-Michel Servet; Contributions by Mouhamedoune Abdoulage Fall, Cyril Fouillet, …
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R3,417
Discovery Miles 34 170
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Microcredit programmes, long considered efficient development
tools, now face unprecedented crises in a number of countries. Is
this the end of microcredit or rather an essential step in its
expansion? Should we stop microcredit altogether or rethink the way
it is implemented? Drawing on extensive empirical research
conducted in various parts of the world - from Morocco to Senegal
to India - this important volume examines the whole chain of
microcredit to provide the answers to these questions. In doing so,
the authors highlight the diversity of crises, both in intensity
and in nature, while also shedding light on a diversity of causes,
be it microcredit organizations unprepared for massive growth,
saturated local economies or greedy investors and shareholders
attracted by profits. Crucially, the authors demonstrate that
microcredit is not a monolithic project, and the crises should also
be analysed in the light of national histories and policies. An
original and necessary intervention in what has become one of the
most contentious topics within the development world.
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The Crises of Microcredit (Paperback)
Isabelle Guerin, Marc Labie, Jean-Michel Servet; Contributions by Mouhamedoune Abdoulage Fall, Cyril Fouillet, …
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R890
Discovery Miles 8 900
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Microcredit programmes, long considered efficient development
tools, now face unprecedented crises in a number of countries. Is
this the end of microcredit or rather an essential step in its
expansion? Should we stop microcredit altogether or rethink the way
it is implemented? Drawing on extensive empirical research
conducted in various parts of the world - from Morocco to Senegal
to India - this important volume examines the whole chain of
microcredit to provide the answers to these questions. In doing so,
the authors highlight the diversity of crises, both in intensity
and in nature, while also shedding light on a diversity of causes,
be it microcredit organizations unprepared for massive growth,
saturated local economies or greedy investors and shareholders
attracted by profits. Crucially, the authors demonstrate that
microcredit is not a monolithic project, and the crises should also
be analysed in the light of national histories and policies. An
original and necessary intervention in what has become one of the
most contentious topics within the development world.
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