How do the poor handle money? What do the financial diaries of char dwellers tell us about financial inclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13016010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kuntala Lahiri‐dutt (0000-0003-1336-1422, Australian National University, corresponding author), Gopa Samanta (0000-0003-2856-9947, University of Burdwan) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-57 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Space and Culture India (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-8396 • E-ISSN: 2052-8396 |
| Publisher | ACCB Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.20896/saci.v1i1.16 |
| OpenAlex | W2149661568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Derived from livelihoods surveys and ethnographic material about people living on the chars, or river islands, in deltaic lower Bengal, this paper illustrates the complex, diverse and ingenious ways that the poor manage money. These islands constitute some of the most vulnerable housing locations of some of the poorest communities; state services and facilities do not reach the chars because they are not listed as land in revenue records. It demonstrates that the poor live in a diverse economy where community spirit, family assistance and trust play roles equally important to markets. In doing so, it puts forth a grounded-in-the-field, evidence-based, critique of the slogan †̃financial inclusionâ€TM that has gained prominence in recent years
Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Ethnography · Financial inclusion · Financial services · Geography · Inclusion (mineral · Livelihood · Political science · Poverty · Revenue · Slogan · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |