The Violence of Financial Inclusion - Chronic Indebtedness as Class Oppression in Modern India

Financial inclusion appears as a timely development policy. Ostensibly, providing poor households with access to credit and other financial services contributes to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. Anil Shah reveals the colonial roots of microfinance and how these paved the way for its rise in the present. Drawing on empirical field research, he demonstrates how financial inclusion is the latest incarnation of a class-based mode of dominating and exploiting subaltern classes on the Indian subcontinent through gendered and racialised indebtedness. As such, he offers a vital resource for researchers, students, and policymakers working in the field of development finance.

Riassunto

Financial inclusion appears as a timely development policy. Ostensibly, providing poor households with access to credit and other financial services contributes to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. Anil Shah reveals the colonial roots of microfinance and how these paved the way for its rise in the present. Drawing on empirical field research, he demonstrates how financial inclusion is the latest incarnation of a class-based mode of dominating and exploiting subaltern classes on the Indian subcontinent through gendered and racialised indebtedness. As such, he offers a vital resource for researchers, students, and policymakers working in the field of development finance.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anil Shah
• Editore: Transcript
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2025
• EAN: 9783837680645
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-8064-5
• Pagine: 354
• Dimensioni: 150 mm x 30 mm x 225 mm
• Peso: 543 g
• Illustrazioni: 15 SW-Abb., 5 Farbabb.
• Serie: Edition Politik
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Finance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Poverty & unemployment, auseinandersetzen, Production, Financial Economics, Development Studies, Groups of people