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Understanding Media Cultures: Social Theory and Mass Communication

Understanding Media Cultures: Social Theory and Mass Communication

Nick Stevenson

(2002)

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Abstract

'Culture' and 'citizenship' are two of the most hotly contested concepts in the social sciences. What are the relationships between them? This book explores the issues of inclusion and exclusion, the market and policy, rights and responsibilities, and the definitions of citizens and non-citizens.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Preface
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and abbreviations
Contributors
1 Introduction: Linkages between formal and informal financial institutions
2 Strategic alliances for scale and scope economies: lessons from FADES in Bolivia Claudio Gonzalez-Vega and Rodolfo Quirós
3 Institutional transformation to create linkages that enhance rural access to financial services: the case of the Fundación Integral Campesina in Costa Rica Rodolfo Quirós and Claudio Gonzalez-Vega
4 Opportunities for the creation of linkages and alliances to expand the supply of rural financial services: the José María Covelo Foundation and its partners in Honduras Mayra Falck, Rodolfo Quirós and Claudio Gonzalez-Vega
5 ICICI Bank partnership linkages in India Malcolm Harper and Marié Kirsten
6 A case study of AVIVA Life Insurance and its linkage with microfinance institutions Nilotpal Pathak
7 Indonesia: A Regional Development Bank linked with villagebased non-bank financial institutions Iketut Budastra
8 The rich variety of microfinance linkages in Indonesia John D. Conroy and Iketut Budastra
9 Self-reliance vs. donor dependence: linkages between banks and microfinance institutions in Mali Hans Dieter Seibel
10 Partnership to expand sources of funds for rural microfinance in Peru: the case of Confianza Janina León
11 Financial linkages in the Philippines: constraints and success factors Benjamin R. Quiñones, Jr
12 Extending the outreach of Rwandan People’s Banks to the rural poor through village savings and credit associations Chet Aeschliman, Fiacre Murekezi and Jean-Paul Ndoshoboye
13 Linking with savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) to expand financial access in rural areas: a case study of CRDB Bank in Tanzania Gerda Piprek
14 Conclusions
Index