Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh
Summary. This paper examines how microfinance programs in rural Bangladesh use disciplinary and surveillance techniques to ensure loan repayment. Loan officers maintain strict control over borrowers through detailed record-keeping, monitoring of family and economic activities, and differentiation between compliant and non-compliant borrowers. The research reveals that financial success in microfinance depends on these governing practices rather than genuine development outcomes.
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Hussain, A. H. M. B.. (2019). Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh. Sociologus. https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.69.2.147
Hussain, A. H. M. Belayeth. “Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh.” Sociologus, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.69.2.147.
Hussain, A. H. M. Belayeth. 2019. “Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh.” Sociologus. https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.69.2.147.
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title = {Disciplinary Technologies of Microfinance: Fictitious Proximity, Visibility and Surveillance in Rural Microfinance in Bangladesh},
author = {A. H. M. Belayeth Hussain},
journal = {Sociologus},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.3790/soc.69.2.147},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.69.2.147}
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