An edited compilation of articles that focus on using financial engineering - a multidisciplinary field that uses technical methods from the fields of finance, mathematics and economics - to design financial services for low-income households. The book aims to provide an understanding of the...

1. Unearthing the 'very dirt of private fact' : the work of market devices -- 2. Groovy like the market? Problems with fit and adaptation in government schemes to insure the poor -- 3. Organising charisma : the role of doorstep finance agents -- 4. Following the lines from conversation to...