Financial Inclusion: Critique and Alternatives
Rajiv Prabhakar
Abstract
Should the public play a greater role within the financial system? Decisions about money are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a way of helping people navigate decisions about money. However, critics fear these policies promote the financialisation of the welfare state and turn citizens into consumers. Presenting a nuanced, critical analysis of financial inclusion, the book brings together the supportive and critical literatures which have, until now, developed in parallel. Addressing key issues including the poverty premium, financial capability and housi ... More
Keywords: financial system, money, financialisation, welfare state, financial inclusion, poverty, financial capability, housing
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 | Print ISBN-13: 9781447345466 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: September 2021 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447345466.001.0001 |
