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Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes (2020)
Thesis
Mann, G. Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes. (Thesis). University of Salford

People on very low incomes can often pay the highest rates of interest for credit. This research aims to explore the experiences of people on low incomes who use high-cost credit to understand why people with the fewest financial resources are prepa... Read More about Finding ontological security in a world of precarity : a sociological study of the use of high cost credit by people on low incomes.

Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria (2019)
Thesis
Danaan, V. (in press). Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Studies on microfinance risk management in Nigeria are inclined to quantitative analysis of risk based on business and accounting principles without recourse to understanding and interpreting meanings from the lived experiences of relevant stakeholde... Read More about Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Mobility and inequality in a transitional inner-city neighbourhood (2011)
Thesis
Jeffery, R. Mobility and inequality in a transitional inner-city neighbourhood. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study attempts to identify the causal mechanisms linking social inequality and physical (im)mobilities, by way of a case study analysis. Adopting a methodological approach of critical realism, the focus of this study lies not with aggregate... Read More about Mobility and inequality in a transitional inner-city neighbourhood.

Carpetbaggers and credit unions : a sociological study into the paradox of mutuality in the late twentieth century (2002)
Thesis
Dayson, K. Carpetbaggers and credit unions : a sociological study into the paradox of mutuality in the late twentieth century. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the apparent paradox of mutuality in Britain at the turn of the millennium. It contrasts the relative decline of building societies via demutualisation, against the continual governmental support for and growth of credit unions... Read More about Carpetbaggers and credit unions : a sociological study into the paradox of mutuality in the late twentieth century.

The demise of the bank branch manager : the depersonalisation and disembedding of modern British banking
Thesis
Vik, P. The demise of the bank branch manager : the depersonalisation and disembedding of modern British banking. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis looked at the development of the role of the bank branch manager since the 1960s with the purpose of shedding light on the nature, drivers and impact of the transformation of British branch banking in this period. The analysis was based o... Read More about The demise of the bank branch manager : the depersonalisation and disembedding of modern British banking.