Solidarity economy and recycling co-ops in São Paulo: Micro-credit to alleviate poverty

Development in Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-751

  Gutberlet, Jutta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender and Diversity; Governance and Public Policy; Labour and Livelihoods; Latin America and the Caribbean; Social Sector

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMERCIALIZATION; CREDIT PROVISION; EMPOWERMENT; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RECYCLING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70449431777     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520903026892     Document Type: Article

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