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

Jerry Buckland

Published by University of Toronto Press 2012

Hard Choices

Financial Exclusion, Fringe Banks and Poverty in Urban Canada

Jerry Buckland

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442685291

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About this book

The first account of the nature and causes of financial exclusion in Canada, Hard Choices thoroughly integrates economic and social data on consumer choice, bank behaviour, and government policy.

Author / Editor information

Buckland Jerry :

Jerry Buckland is a professor at Menno Simons College at the Canadian Mennonite University, and affiliated with the University of Winnipeg.

Reviews

Gary A. Dymski, Department of Economics, University of California at Riverside:
‘Hard Choices provides original and valuable insights into an important aspect of Canada's urban community. This timely study is bound to spur policy discussion and will appeal to those interested in social issues and outreach.‘

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Context of Financial Exclusion in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2. Theories about Financial Exclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
3. Choosing Banking Services When the Options Are Limited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
4. The Business of Inner-City Banking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
5. Working for Financial Inclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
6. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Appendix: The Importance of Partnerships Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 27 tables; 3 figures

eBook

Published: December 31, 2012
ISBN: 9781442685291