Providing Consumer Credit to Low-Income Populations in Brazil—The Case of <i>Complexo da Penha</i>

Providing Consumer Credit to Low-Income Populations in Brazil—The Case of <i>Complexo da Penha</i>

The financial inclusion (FI) literature claims that expanding access of the poor to consumer credit in the formal financial system is an instrument to alleviate poverty. This view has been increasingly challenged by the financialization literature, which highlights unsustainable indebtedness of low-...

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Main Author: Danielle Santanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
financial inclusion
consumer credit
financialization
everyday life
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/691

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