Microcredit, the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, and academic activism: The example of Professor Anu Muhammad
Microcredit, the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, and academic activism: The example of Professor Anu Muhammad
Based on an interview with academic-activist Professor Anu Muhammad, this edited transcript illuminates the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, with specific reference to perpetuating the negative effects of neoliberal microcredit practices in developing countries. It focuses upon how such corporatization is contributing to corruption and the weakened role of the state. The concept of poor-people-led cooperatives is proposed as an alternative as they are more congruent with actively maintaining cultural traditions, protecting social cohesion, and mobilizing collective community-level energy to alleviate misery and reduce poverty.
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Chowdhury, Rashedur
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Willmott, Hugh
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1 January 2019
Chowdhury, Rashedur
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Willmott, Hugh
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Chowdhury, Rashedur and Willmott, Hugh
(2019)
Microcredit, the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, and academic activism: The example of Professor Anu Muhammad.
Organization, 26 (1), .
(doi:10.1177/1350508418768002).
Abstract
Based on an interview with academic-activist Professor Anu Muhammad, this edited transcript illuminates the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, with specific reference to perpetuating the negative effects of neoliberal microcredit practices in developing countries. It focuses upon how such corporatization is contributing to corruption and the weakened role of the state. The concept of poor-people-led cooperatives is proposed as an alternative as they are more congruent with actively maintaining cultural traditions, protecting social cohesion, and mobilizing collective community-level energy to alleviate misery and reduce poverty.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 May 2018
Published date: 1 January 2019
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