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We are not able to live in the sky : the seductive promise of microfinance
Kardas-Nelson, Mara2024
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A deeply reported work of journalism that explores the promise and peril of global microfinance, told through the eyes of those who work in microfinance and women borrowers in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Main title:
We are not able to live in the sky : the seductive promise of microfinance / by Mara Kardas-Nelson.
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Imprint:
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2024.
Collation:
x, 381 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part 1. The rise: Twenty-seven dollars to forty-two womenAn epiphanyCopycatsCookie cutterThe poorest of the poorNew goalsNopePart 2: Trouble the water. So much moneyLike a drugWe rode the fad for as long as we couldAn opportunityIn the skyIt's not microfinance, it's financial inclusion.
ISBN:
9781761381386 (paperback)
Dewey class:
332
Language:
English
BRN:
507171
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 332 WEA | Onloan - Due: 09 Dec 2024 |