{"product_id":"politicized-microfinance-money-power-and-violence-in-the-black-americas-9781442616240","title":"Politicized Microfinance: Money, Power, and Violence in the Black Americas","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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Shenaz Hossein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442616240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Shenaz Hossein\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of the Global Development and Political Economy at the University of Toronto Scarborough; Canada Research Chair, Tier 2 of Africana Development and Feminist Political Economy; and Founder of the Diverse Solidarity Economies (DISE) Collective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44788707459187,"sku":"9781442616240","price":73.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ee45818b-bf31-442b-ac4d-dd59ed0c9b5c.jpg?v=1776372039","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/politicized-microfinance-money-power-and-violence-in-the-black-americas-9781442616240","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}