Essays about: "social lending"
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6. Spinning facts. Of spin, post-truth and the instrumentalisation of science. A case study from Denmark
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Connecting science to political agenda-setting is essential for a sustainable transition and acceptable politics. This task is complicated by phenomena like post-truth, for which facts are a non-issue. However, post-truth is not the only issue. READ MORE
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7. Petty Debt: A Comprehensive Examination of Michigan’s Deferred Presentment Industry and Its Growth between 2000-2018
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The payday lending industry in Michigan grew rapidly in the first decade of the 2000s, providing high-cost loans to borrowers with a damaged credit history and few other financial options. The typical clientele of payday lenders represents a specific socioeconomic demographic, wherein they are most often the ‘working poor’. READ MORE
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8. Sustainable Lending: A case study of Swedbank’s lending operations
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The pressures on organizations to act more sustainable are increasing, and companies have started to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their operations. Until recently, the banking sector was relatively isolated from social and environmental pressures. READ MORE
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9. Creating Social Good through Debts: Critical Discourse Analysis of Borrower Representations at Kiva
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Kiva is an international non-governmental organization that competes for funds with others in the field. As a consequence, some special relationships and dependencies are formed. This paper argues that among the most significant ones are the representations of borrowers on Kiva’s online lending platform. READ MORE
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10. What is in a book? : A critical discourse analysis of the e-book debate between 2012 and 2016
University essay fromAbstract : The main objective with this Master’s thesis is to, through a critical discourse analysis, explore the overall discourses on e-books appearing in general Swedish media. The texts chosen for analysis consist of articles and debate entries published in four of Sweden’s largest newspapers during a five-year period. READ MORE