Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

People across the globe engage in social and solidarity economics to help themselves, their community, and society on their own terms. 'Community Economies in the Global South' examines how people who conscientiously organize rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) bring positive changes to their own lives as well as others. ROSCAs are a long-established and well documented practice, especially those organized by women of colour. Members make regular deposits to a fund as a savings that is then given in whole or in part to each member in turn based on group economics. This book spotlights women in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia who organize and use these associations, composed of ordinary people belonging to similar class origins who decide jointly on the rules to suit the interests of their members.

Savings and loan associations --- Rotating credit associations --- Women-owned business enterprises --- Business enterprises --- Businesswomen --- Credit associations, Rotating --- ROSCAs (Rotating credit associations) --- Rotating savings and credit associations --- Stokvels --- Banks and banking, Cooperative --- Building and loan associations --- Building societies --- Cooperative building associations --- Depository institutions --- Loan associations --- Provident loan associations --- S and L's --- Thrift institutions --- Savings and loan associations. --- Rotating credit associations. --- Women-owned business enterprises. --- Rotating credit associations - Developing countries --- Savings and loan associations - Developing countries --- Women-owned business enterprises - Developing countries --- Developing countries. --- Emerging nations --- Fourth World --- Global South --- LDC's --- Least developed countries --- Less developed countries --- Newly industrialized countries --- Newly industrializing countries --- NICs --- Third World --- Underdeveloped areas --- Underdeveloped countries