Financial Inclusion
Critique and Alternatives
1st Edition
Published on 20. January 2021
178 pages
978-1-4473-5594-6 (ISBN)
Description
Should the public play a greater role within the financial system?
Decisions about money are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a way of helping people navigate decisions about money. However, critics fear these policies promote the financialisation of the welfare state and turn citizens into consumers.
Presenting a nuanced, critical analysis of financial inclusion, Rajiv Prabhakar brings together the supportive and critical literatures which have, until now, developed in parallel. Addressing key issues including the poverty premium, financial capability and housing, this essential dialogue advances crucial public, academic and policy debates and proposes alternative paths forward.
Decisions about money are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a way of helping people navigate decisions about money. However, critics fear these policies promote the financialisation of the welfare state and turn citizens into consumers.
Presenting a nuanced, critical analysis of financial inclusion, Rajiv Prabhakar brings together the supportive and critical literatures which have, until now, developed in parallel. Addressing key issues including the poverty premium, financial capability and housing, this essential dialogue advances crucial public, academic and policy debates and proposes alternative paths forward.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 s/w Tabellen
2 Tables, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-5594-6 (9781447355946)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447355946
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Person
Rajiv Prabhakar is Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the Open University and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Content
What is financial inclusion?
Financial capability: citizens or subjects?
Financial inclusion and saving
The case of housing
Alternatives
Conclusion
Financial capability: citizens or subjects?
Financial inclusion and saving
The case of housing
Alternatives
Conclusion
