Migrants and Their Money
Surviving Financial Exclusion
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
230 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2012
Migrants and Their Money chronicles the financial practices of low-paid migrant men and women living and working in London, within the context of the recent financial meltdown. Drawing on the fascinating stories and experiences of these migrants, Kavita Datta illuminates the ways—both formal and informal—they negotiate the complex financial landscape they encounter in one of the world’s economic capitals.
Contents
List of tables, figures and photos
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Acknowledgements
1. Migrants, money and exclusion
2. Changing financial landscapes: public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK
3. Mapping migrants' financial lives in London
4. Strategising for banking inclusion
5. Coping with savings and credit exclusion: alternative practices of reciprocity and trust
6. Transnational money: the formalisation of migrant remittances
7. Looking forward: from exclusion to inclusion and back?
Appendix: Methodological note
References
Index
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Acknowledgements
1. Migrants, money and exclusion
2. Changing financial landscapes: public policy responses to financial exclusion in the UK
3. Mapping migrants' financial lives in London
4. Strategising for banking inclusion
5. Coping with savings and credit exclusion: alternative practices of reciprocity and trust
6. Transnational money: the formalisation of migrant remittances
7. Looking forward: from exclusion to inclusion and back?
Appendix: Methodological note
References
Index
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