{"product_id":"the-banker-ladies-vanguards-of-solidarity-economics-and-community-based-banks-paperback-softback-9781487557034","title":"The Banker Ladies; Vanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487557034","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Banker Ladies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCaroline Shenaz Hossein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487557034\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 14 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 7 b\u0026amp;w tables, 6 b\u0026amp;w figures\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll over the world, Black and racialized women engage in the solidarity economy through what is known as mutual aid financing. Formally referred to as rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs), these institutions are purposefully informal to support the women\u0026amp;#x2019;s livelihoods and social needs, and they act to reject tiered forms of neo-liberal development. \u003cem\u003eThe Banker Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e – a term coined by women in the Black diaspora – are individuals that voluntarily organize ROSCAs for self-sufficiency and are intentional in their politicized economic co-operation to counter business exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaroline Shenaz Hossein reveals how Black women redefine the banking co-operative sector to be inclusive of informal institutions that are democratic and focused on group consensus, and which build an activist form of economic co-operation that is intent on making social profitability the norm. The book examines the ways in which diasporic Black women, who organize mutual aid, receive little to no attention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnapologetically biased towards a group of women who have been purposely sidelined and put down for what they do, \u003cem\u003eThe Banker Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e highlights how, in order to educate oneself about their contributions to politics and economics, it is imperative to listen to the voices of hundreds of Black women in charge of financial services for their communities.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Valuing the Informal\u003cbr\u003e1. Disrupting Economics by Taking Stock of What We Know \u003cbr\u003e2. The Black Social Economy: Provoking an Africana Feminist Political Economy Epistemology for the World\u003cbr\u003e3. ROSCAs: An Antidote to Business Exclusion\u003cbr\u003e4. Caribbean Banker Ladies Are Acknowledged as Cooperators \u003cbr\u003e5. Canada\u0026amp;#x2019;s Hidden Cooperatives: The Legacy of Banker Ladies in Toronto and Montreal \u003cbr\u003e6. Black Muslim Women Counter Business Exclusion through Mutual Aid and Somali Hagbad \u003cbr\u003e7. The Future of Cooperation: Acknowledging Black Feminist Economics in Public Policy\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eBiography of the Author\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685403226392,"sku":"9781487557034","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-banker-ladies-vanguards-of-solidarity-economics-and-community-based-banks-paperback-softback-9781487557034","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}