Su autor reconstruye el cambio de la condición de la pobreza desde la revolución industrial y su "ética del trabajo" hasta la sociedad del consumo y "estética", y muestra en la situación actual todas las consecuencias de esta evolución. Además, analiza hasta qué punto son adecua…
The growth of urban areas and population in middle and low income countries is a continuing trend. Urbanization expands as rural to urban migration offers better income opportunities in cities. This trend is both a source of development opportunities and challenges for the housi…
A microfinance Industry insider offers a shocking account of corruption and betrayal of the poor by an industry supposedly dedicated to doing good. Hugh SInclair is one of the rare field workers who has seen microloans at ground level; he concludes that predatory lending and pro…
Very little solid evidence exists that microloans make a dent in long-term poverty. Sadly, evidence does exist for negligence, corruption, and methods that border on extortion. Part expose, part memoir, and part financial detective story, this is the account of a one-time true b…
"Argues that microfinance is an industry focused on maximizing profits and plagued by predatory lending practices, scandals, cover-ups and corruption, and offers solutions for the future"--Provided by publisher.
A microfinance Industry insider offers a shocking account of corruption and betrayal of the poor by an industry supposedly dedicated to doing good. Hugh SInclair is one of the rare field workers who has seen microloans at ground level; he concludes that predatory lending and pro…
This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living in what has been characterised as a?vicious circle? (Yeo & Moore 2003). It is also about the strengths that people show when living with disabi…