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Dhawan, Swati M.
; Wilson, Kim ; Zademach, Hans-Martin:
Formal Micro-Credit for Refugees : new Evidence and Thoughts
on an Elusive Path to Self-Reliance.
In: Sustainability. 14 (2022) 17: 10469.
ISSN 2071-1050
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Kurzfassung/Abstract
The provision of formal micro-credit for refugees has been promoted as a dignified way
to improve their ability to generate income through small-scale enterprises and reduce poverty. As humanitarian funding declines in protracted displacement situations, such approaches are sought to transform refugees into self-reliant, resilient, entrepreneurial agents who are no longer dependent on aid and can overcome a crisis with their own resources and financial confidence. The paper in hand questions this claim on the basis of new, comprehensive empirical insights on the financial lives of refugees in non-camp settings in Jordan. By applying the perspective of the credit users, not the suppliers, our evidence shows that the pervasive use of debt (mostly informal) does not signify latent demand for formal micro-credit. In a context where refugees face restrictions on right to work, move,
set up businesses, and imagine a future in the host country, formal credit cannot improve self-reliance. The paper sheds light on a larger variety of sources of debt that are crucial for refugees to manage their lives. In conclusion, the paper argues that the rhetoric around micro-credit as a path to refugee self-reliance has to be re-visited as problematic, even damaging, and humanitarian actors should push this agenda with caution.
Weitere Angaben
| Publikationsform: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Schlagwörter: | protracted displacement; financial health; micro-credit; informal credit; refugees; Jordan |
| Themenfelder: | Flucht und Migration |
| Sprache des Eintrags: | Englisch |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Mathematisch-Geographische Fakultät > Geographie > Arbeitsgruppe Wirtschaftsgeographie |
| DOI / URN / ID: | 10.3390/su141710469 |
| Open Access: Freie Zugänglichkeit des Volltexts?: | Ja |
| Peer-Review-Journal: | Ja |
| Verlag: | MDPI |
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| Titel an der KU entstanden: | Ja |
| KU.edoc-ID: | 30528 |
Letzte Änderung: 06. Okt 2022 15:49
URL zu dieser Anzeige: https://edoc.ku.de/id/eprint/30528/
