Developing a credit union - a community-based response to poverty

Looks at the work of Barnardo's credit union project which began in the 1980s. Suggests that by mobilising the empowering experience of financial independence, credit unions can build and become an effective and practical response to individual and collective poverty.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical social policy 1994-10, Vol.14 (41), p.117-123
Hauptverfasser:	Hudson, Bill, Newman, Tony, Drakeford, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Community based programmes Community organization Credit co-operatives Credit unions Ely Investment Poverty Public interest Social policy Social security Social workers United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:	Looks at the work of Barnardo's credit union project which began in the 1980s. Suggests that by mobilising the empowering experience of financial independence, credit unions can build and become an effective and practical response to individual and collective poverty.
ISSN:	0261-0183 1461-703X
DOI:	10.1177/026101839401404108