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insecurity. This review evaluates the role of credit and debt in social inequality in the United States. Credit and debt shape … approach to understanding credit, debt, and inequality that includes a focus on the powerful actors that benefit from a … political economy increasingly dependent on credit and debt to distribute, regulate, and control social resources. I close by …
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Severe recessions and financial crises are frequent. Their effect on the economy is persistent and often exceeds initial projections. They can also be a strong driver of widening inequality. Therefore it is important that measures be taken to minimize the risk of such events while strengthening...
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Severe recessions and financial crises are frequent. Their effect on the economy is persistent and often exceeds initial projections. They can also be a strong driver of widening inequality. Therefore it is important that measures be taken to minimise the risk of such events while strengthening...
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We suggest an explanation for the existence of “mission drift”, the tendency for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to lend money to wealthier borrowers rather than to the very poor. We focus on the relationship between MFIs and external funding institutions. We assume that both the MFIs and...
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The aim of this paper is analyzing the evolution of the Brazilian credit market from 2003 to 2011 and its impact on … determinants and the general trends of the banking credit market between December 2003 and December 2011, while the third section …
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the European Union member states that have large penetration of bank credit. Building on the model of financially open … increase in private bank credit relative to the gross domestic product (GDP) and the gap between real interest rate and GDP …
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