The Geography of Political Geography
In: The SAGE Handbook of Political Geography, S. 41-56
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In: The SAGE Handbook of Political Geography, S. 41-56
The financialization of culture (the spread of money management into daily life) has expanded into the lives of the poor & excluded across the globe with the rise of microcredit. Microcredit may actually increase dependence rather than self-sufficiency, especially among women. As the World Bank extends microcredit to the poor in different countries, it is defining a new geographic continuity for poverty. New Internet-based technologies hold the promise to drive financialization by making communication faster & closer for the middle class, but self-managed finances put these households at risk. The visions of Bill Gates (eg, 1999) & George Soros (eg, 1991) on financializing wealth are discussed; the idea that philanthropists amassing wealth can solve the world's problems is questioned. A vision for pooling wealth without immeasurable risk is needed. M. Pflum
The financialization of culture (the spread of money management into daily life) has expanded into the lives of the poor & excluded across the globe with the rise of microcredit. Microcredit may actually increase dependence rather than self-sufficiency, especially among women. As the World Bank extends microcredit to the poor in different countries, it is defining a new geographic continuity for poverty. New Internet-based technologies hold the promise to drive financialization by making communication faster & closer for the middle class, but self-managed finances put these households at risk. The visions of Bill Gates (eg, 1999) & George Soros (eg, 1991) on financializing wealth are discussed; the idea that philanthropists amassing wealth can solve the world's problems is questioned. A vision for pooling wealth without immeasurable risk is needed. M. Pflum
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"Geopolitics, Geography, and War" published on by Oxford University Press.
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"Advances in Feminist Geography" published on by Oxford University Press.
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