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Informal finance and the urban poor
— an investigation of rotating savings and credit associations in Turkey | | Author(s) | Sebnem Eroglu |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 39, part 3, July 2010 |
| Pages | pp 461-481 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... doi:10.1017/S0047279409990699 |
| Keywords | Savings ; Financial services [older people] ; Financial institutions ; Poverty ; Longitudinal surveys ; Turkey. |
| Annotation | Rotating savings and credit associations (roscas) refer to a form of informal financial organisation composed of members who make periodic payments to a fund which is given to each contributor in turn. The term "rotation" indicates each member's turn to receive the fund or lump sum. This study focuses on the organisation among poor households of rotating savings and credit associations locally known in Turkey as gün. Based on a longitudinal study of 17 households, the research demonstrates the distinctive ability of various güns to operate smoothly under inflationary conditions. Unlike the predominant portrayal of güns as a leisure activity for middle-class women, they are shown to act as a self-welfare instrument, whereby poor households acquire the discipline of saving towards both their consumption and investment needs. Contrary to the conventional view, these households are found to use güns in circumstances where formal credit and savings options are available. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100706002 A |
| Classmark | JDD: J: WNL: W6: 3J: 7GB |
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