The banker ladies : vanguards of solidarity economics and community-based banks /
"All over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid financing. Formally referred to as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), these institutions are purposefully informal to support the women’s livelihoods and social n...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
2024.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "All over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid financing. Formally referred to as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), these institutions are purposefully informal to support the women’s livelihoods and social needs and act to reject tiered forms of neoliberal development. The Banker Ladies--a term coined by women in the Black diaspora--are individuals that voluntarily organize ROSCAs for self-sufficiency and are intentional in their politicized economic cooperation to counter business exclusion. Caroline Shenaz Hossein reveals how Black women redefine the banking cooperative sector to be inclusive of informal institutions that are democratic and focused on group consensus, and which build an activist form of economic cooperation that is intent on making social profitability the norm. The book examines the ways in which diasporic Black women who organize mutual aid receive little to no attention. Unapologetically biased towards a group of women who have been purposely sidelined and put down for what they do, The Banker Ladies highlights how, in order to educate oneself about their contributions to politics and economics, it is imperative to listen to the voices of hundreds of Black women in charge of financial services for their communities."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. Issued also in print format. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487517823 1487517823 9781487517830 1487517831 9781487559663 1487559666 |