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UNINA9910338056703321 |
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Autore |
Smith-Omomo Julia |
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Titolo |
African Indigenous Financial Institutions : The Case of Congo and Liberia / / by Julia Smith-Omomo |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
Social change |
Africa—Politics and government |
Economic development projects—Finance |
Peace |
Terrorism |
Political violence |
Development and Social Change |
African Politics |
Development Finance |
Conflict Studies |
Terrorism and Political Violence |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Chapter 1 Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2 Certainty Premiums and Cognitive Loads -- 3. Chapter 3 Monrovia Burning. 4. Chapter 4 Shadows are Weaker -- 5. Chapter 5 What’s War got to Do with this? -- 6. Chapter 6 Is Microfinance by Itself Transformative in Post-Conflict Contexts? -- 7. Chapter 7 Social behavioural Changes -- 8. Chapter 8 Stress Limits and Sparse Networks -- 9. Chapter 9 No Easy Answers. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines engagements with financial services in contexts of conflict. Using Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as case studies, it explores informal financial and business strategies and how these shift during conflict. Through a combination of regression |
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