We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky
the seductive promise of microfinance
$24.99
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2024
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE
A deeply reported work of journalism that explores the promises and perils of global microfinance, told through the eyes of those who work in small-scale lending and of women borrowers in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
There’s a famous story about how microfinance started. In the mid-1970s, Muhammad Yunus, an American-trained Bangladeshi economist, met a poor female stoolmaker who needed money to expand her business. Yunus lent $27 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761381386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761381385 |
| Author: | Mara Kardas-Nelson |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 154mm x 233mm |
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Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-Nelson is an independent journalist focusing on international development and inequality. Her award-winning work has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, NPR, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Mara has spent years working in global health. Originally from the US, she has also lived in Canada, South Africa, and Sierra Leone.
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