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The banker ladies : vanguards of solidarity economics and community-based banks /

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"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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Main Author: Hossein, Caroline Shenaz, 1971- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Rotating credit associations > Social aspects.
Rotating credit associations > Political aspects.
Women, Black > Economic conditions.
Tontines (Associations d'épargne) > Aspect social.
Tontines (Associations d'épargne) > Aspect politique.
Femmes noires > Conditions économiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics.
ROSCAs.
alternative finance.
banker ladies.
black feminists.
community development.
community economies.
economic development.
feminist political economy.
social economy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Disrupting Economics by Taking Stock of What We Know
  • The Black Social Economy: Provoking an Africana Feminist Political Economy Epistemology for the World
  • ROSCAs: An Antidote to Business Exclusion
  • Acknowledging Caribbean Banker Ladies as Co-operators
  • Canada’s Hidden Co-operatives: The Legacy of Banker Ladies in Toronto and Montreal
  • Black Muslim Women Counter Business Exclusion
  • The Future of Co-operation: Acknowledging Black Feminist Economics in Public Policy.