Microcredit, the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, and academic activism: The example of Professor Anu Muhammad
基于对学术行动主义者Anu Muhammad教授的访谈,揭示非政府组织公司化如何延续新自由主义小额信贷的负面效应,并探讨以穷人主导合作社作为替代方案。
Based on an interview with academic-activist Professor Anu Muhammad, this edited transcript illuminates the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, with specific reference to perpetuating the negative effects of neoliberal microcredit practices in developing countries. It focuses upon how such corporatization is contributing to corruption and the weakened role of the state. The concept of poor-people-led cooperatives is proposed as an alternative as they are more congruent with actively maintaining cultural traditions, protecting social cohesion, and mobilizing collective community-level energy to alleviate misery and reduce poverty.