Community economies in the global south : case studies of rotating savings, credit associations and economic cooperation / edited by Caroline Shenaz Hossein and Christabell P.J.

9780191897962 (ebook) :

First edition.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

1 online resource (xxvii, 246 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).

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People across the globe engage in social and solidarity economics to help themselves, their community, and society on their own terms. 'Community Economies in the Global South' examines how people who conscientiously organize rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) bring positive changes to their own lives as well as others. ROSCAs are a long-established and well documented practice, especially those organized by women of colour. Members make regular deposits to a fund as a savings that is then given in whole or in part to each member in turn based on group economics. This book spotlights women in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia who organize and use these associations, composed of ordinary people belonging to similar class origins who decide jointly on the rules to suit the interests of their members.

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February 28, 2022

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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