Abstract
As a key enabler for development, financial inclusion is firmly placed on the agenda of most governments as a key policy priority. Against this background, this round table provides a global and regional perspective on the policies and practices of financial inclusion. Using macro data, the collection reveals the diversity in the efforts towards achieving financial inclusion and the need for a progressive approach in financial inclusion. Further to this, the round table provides the regional perspectives on the policies and practices of financial inclusion in India, South Africa, and Australia.
Thankom Arun
Principal Investigator
Professor Thankom Arun is a Professor of Global Development and Accountability at the University of Essex. He is also a Professor Extraordinaire at the Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa and chair of an academic steering group on Financial Inclusion in the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). Over the years, his research agenda has developed a theoretical and policy oriented approach for the interrelationship between finance and development in an interdisciplinary framework.