Ester Barinaga
Professor
Nothing to lose: the rationales of grassroots financial innovations in contexts of extreme scarcity
Author
Summary, in English
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.
Department/s
- Department of Business Administration
- Entrepreneurship
Publishing year
2023-03-15
Language
English
Pages
193-212
Publication/Series
Social Enterprise Journal
Volume
19
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Topic
- Business Administration
Keywords
- Community currencies
- Grassroots innovations
- Resource scarce environments
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1750-8614