Hard Choices : : Financial Exclusion, Fringe Banks and Poverty in Urban Canada /

Hard Choices : : Financial Exclusion, Fringe Banks and Poverty in Urban Canada / / Jerry Buckland.

When low-income city dwellers lack access to mainstream banking services, many end up turning to 'fringe banks,' such as cheque-cashers and pawnshops, for some or all of their financial transactions. This predicament of 'financial exclusion' - faced by those underserved by conven...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Buckland, Jerry,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©2012
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 27 tables; 3 figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Context of Financial Exclusion in Canada
  • 2. Theories about Financial Exclusion
  • 3. Choosing Banking Services When the Options Are Limited
  • 4. The Business of Inner-City Banking
  • 5. Working for Financial Inclusion
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Appendix: The Importance of Partnerships
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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