Hard choices : financial exclusion, fringe banks, and poverty in urban Canada

Buckland, Jerry 1961- (Author).

Summary: 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. Buckland demonstrates why the current two-tier system of banking is becoming increasingly dysfunctional, especially in the context of new credit products that aggravate income inequality and stifle local economic growth. Featuring a foreword by esteemed economics scholar John P. Caskey, Hard Choices presents pragmatic policy improvements on both the public and private levels that can promote and build financial inclusion for all."--Pub. desc

Record details

ISBN: 9781442640337
ISBN: 9781442612525
ISBN: 1442640332
ISBN: 1442612525
ISBN: 9781442685291
ISBN: 9781442662612
ISBN: 1442685298
ISBN: 1442662611
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2012]
Copyright: �2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString.january.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-249) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 1. The Context of Financial Exclusion in Canada -- Chapter 2. Theories about Financial Exclusion -- Chapter 3. Choosing Banking Services When the Options Are Limited -- Chapter 4. The Business of Inner-City Banking -- Chapter 5. Working for Financial Inclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.