| Description |
1 online resource (243 pages) |
| Series |
Globalization |
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Globalization (Lanham, Md.)
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Money: Historical, Social, and Cultural Dimensions; Chapter 2. Globalization and Technologies; Chapter 3. Half the World Is Unbanked; Chapter 4. Women, Money, and Globalization; Chapter 5. Banking: Connecting Markets and Intimate Lives; Chapter 6. Electronic Money: Information and Timeliness; Chapter 7. Mobile Money: The Power of Immediacy; Chapter 8. Migrant Money: Intertwining the Global and the Personal; Chapter 9. Rethinking Money, Technology, and Globalization; References; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Globalization and Money explores how men and women, particularly the poor and the unbanked in the global South, use money in ways that empower themselves and their families. Supriya Singh argues that money as a medium of relationships across cultures is a central component of globalization. The author deftly weaves theory and individual stories to show how money is emblematic of interconnected markets, the half of the world that is unbanked, and gender disparities. She illustrates how many of the most exciting changes in harnessing people's |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
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Money -- Social aspects -- Developing countries
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Banks and banking -- Developing countries
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Banks and banking, Mobile -- Developing countries
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Mobile commerce -- Developing countries
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Electronic funds transfers -- Developing countries
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Women -- Developing countries -- Finance, Personal
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Households -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
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Migrant remittances -- Developing countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Banks and banking
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Banks and banking, Mobile
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Electronic funds transfers
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Globalization -- Economic aspects
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Households -- Economic aspects
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Migrant remittances
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Mobile commerce
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Money -- Social aspects
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Women -- Finance, Personal
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442213579 |
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1442213574 |
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