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Financial capability and asset development : research, education, policy, and practice /

This book introduces the concept of financial capability and assembles the latest evidence from ground-breaking innovations with financially vulnerable families, and links it to education policy, and practice. It is a key resource for those interested in improving financial education and financial p...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Birkenmaier, Julie, Sherraden, Margaret S., Curley, Jami
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Finance, Personal > Study and teaching.
Poor families.
Familles pauvres.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Finance, Personal > Study and teaching
Poor families
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Building blocks of financial capability / Margaret Sherraden
  • Social workers and financial capability in the profession's first half-century / Paul H. Stuart
  • Paradigms of anti-poverty policy / David Stoesz
  • Financial capability among survivors of domestic violence / Cynthia K. Sanders
  • Low-income parents of pre-school children: financial knowledge, attitudes, practices, and ownership / Deborah D. Adams, Sondra G. Beverly
  • Financial issues and an aging population: responding to an increased potential for financial abuse and exploitation / Phillip McCallion, Lisa A. Ferretti, Jihyun Park
  • Improving financial capacity among low-income immigrants: effects of a financial education program / Min Zhan, Steven G. Anderson, Jeff Scott
  • Developing financial capability through IDA savings clubs / Jonas Parker
  • Income tax time as a time to build financial capability / Jennifer L. Romich [and others]
  • Building financial capability of Native American households: the role of the EITC / Kristen Wagner
  • Financial and asset-building capabilities of southwest border working families: an action research approach to culturally responsive economic resiliency behaviors / Bárbara J. Robles
  • Financial capabilities of service providers in the asset-building field / Vernon Loke, Julie L. Watts, Sally A. Kakoti
  • The role of social work in financial capability: shaping curricular approaches / Julie Birkenmaier [and others]
  • Building the capacity of social workers to enhance financial capability and asset development / J. Michael Collins, Julie Birkenmaier
  • Conclusion: building financial capability of financially vulnerable families / Margaret S. Sherraden.