Helping the poor accumulate assets

Andrea Levere

Communities and Banking, 2006, issue Win, 20-23

Abstract: Having assets (a bank account, a car, an insured home, a good credit rating) does more than help families weather a crisis. It can move them out of poverty permanently, with benefits to individuals, government, corporations, and society as a whole.

Keywords: Finance, Personal; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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