Poverty, social exclusion and microfinance in Britain

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Poverty, social exclusion and microfinance in Britain

Ben Rogaly, Thomas Fisher, and Ed Mayo

Oxfam in association with the New Economics Foundation, 1999

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-175) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780855984120

Description

This is an analysis of the potential of community-based financial services to reduce poverty and combat social exclusion in Britain. From this base, the authors move to a critical review of the outcomes of microfinance interventions around the world. They consider innovative economic responses to poverty in countries such as Bangladesh and Bolivia. Then drawing on their own research, they set out ways to counter financial exclusion in Britain; how to enable people to build assets and acquire capital, and provide mechanisms for the wealth retention in communities deserted by conventional banks.
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: pbk ISBN 9780855984137

Description

This is an analysis of the potential of community-based financial services to reduce poverty and combat social exclusion in Britain. From this base, the authors move to a critical review of the outcomes of microfinance interventions around the world. They consider innovative economic responses to poverty in countries such as Bangladesh and Bolivia. Then drawing on their own research, they set out ways to counter financial exclusion in Britain; how to enable people to build assets and acquire capital, and provide mechanisms for the wealth retention in communities deserted by conventional banks.

Table of Contents

  • Oxfam and the new Economics Foundation
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • Ben Rogaly and Tomas Fisher
  • 2. Poverty and social exclusion in Britain: where finance fits
  • Ben Rogaly
  • 3. Responses to poverty and exclusion: the social policy context for microfinance interventions
  • Ben Rogaly
  • 4. Microfinance and poverty reduction: the international experience
  • Ben Rogaly
  • 5. Microfinancial services in Britain
  • Thomas Fisher
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Thomas Fisher, Ed Mayo, and Ben Rogaly
  • Notes
  • Suggestions for further reading
  • Index.

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