Nothing to lose: the rationales of grassroots financial innovations in contexts of extreme scarcity
(2023) In Social Enterprise Journal 19(2). p.193-212- Abstract
- Highly deprived urban contexts, such as informal settlements in the global south, can turn into niches of extreme innovation and sparkle ingenuity out of necessity. But what are the rationales behind the participation of disadvantaged communities in social innovations? Why do they engage in grassroots innovations? What is it that makes these grassroots try novelties and continue experimenting with them, even when the perceived benefits are not clear yet? This paper aims to examine and conceptualize the rationales for engaging in grassroots financial innovations in the context of extremely deprived urban settings.
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- author
- Zapata Campos, Maria Jose ; Barinaga, Ester LU ; Kiaka, Richard and Ocampo, Juan LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-03-15
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Community currencies, Grassroots innovations, Resource scarce environments
- in
- Social Enterprise Journal
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 193 - 212
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85150647435
- ISSN
- 1750-8614
- DOI
- 10.1108/SEJ-08-2022-0074
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 10ad4971-1105-460a-9925-b717d0cd8797
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- 2023-03-15 09:09:34
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