The exclusionary politics of digital financial inclusion : mobile money, gendered walls /
Serena Natile.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 165 pages) : illustrations
- RIPE series in global political economy .
- RIPE series in global political economy. .
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Kent Law School, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A Brief Herstory Of Gender, Development And Financial Inclusion -- Theorising Gender and Financial Inclusion: Opportunity Vs. Redistribution -- The Story Of M-Pesa In Kenya: A Gender Reading -- The Gendered Narratives of Mobile Money: From Social Entrepreneurship to Philanthrocapitalism -- The Gendered Governance of Mobile Money: From Local to Global and Back -- Conclusions: The Exclusionary Politics of Digital Financial Inclusion
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"Focusing on Kenya's path-breaking mobile money project M-Pesa, this book examines and critiques the narratives and institutions of digital financial inclusion as a development strategy for gender equality, arguing for a politics of redistribution to guide future digital financial inclusion projects"--
Serena Natile is a Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies at Brunel Law School, Brunel University London, UK.
Banks and banking, Mobile--Kenya. Mobile commerce--Kenya. Microfinance--Kenya. Financial exclusion--Prevention--Technological innovations. Women--Economic conditions.--Africa POLITICAL SCIENCE--General. Banks and banking, Mobile. Microfinance. Mobile commerce. Women--Economic conditions.