{"product_id":"politicized-microfinance","title":"Politicized Microfinance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Grameen Bank was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, microfinance was lauded as an important contributor to the economic development of the Global South. However, political scandals, mission-drift, and excessive commercialization have tarnished this example of responsible or inclusive financial development. \u003ci\u003ePoliticized Microfinance\u003c\/i\u003e insightfully discusses exclusion while providing a path towards redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this work, Caroline Shenaz Hossein explores the politics, histories and social prejudices that have shaped the legacy of microbanking in Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad. Writing from a feminist perspective, Hossein’s analysis is rooted in original qualitative data and offers multiple solutions that prioritize the needs of marginalized and historically oppressed people of African descent. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA must read for scholars of political economy, diaspora studies, social economy, women’s studies, as well as development practitioners, \u003ci\u003ePoliticized Microfinance\u003c\/i\u003e convincingly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edeftly argues for microfinance to return to its origins as a political tool, fighting for those living in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228512997720,"sku":"9781442616240","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781442616240__67acb424107ae.jpg?v=1741135369","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/politicized-microfinance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}