FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Over 30 percent of the world s adults lack access to basic financial toolsâ more often women members of minority groups and poor families The abilities to buy what you need when you need it to put money aside for the future and to withstand bad luck without financial ruin seem like basic elements of life in a functioning economy But life is not that simple for people who lack financial tools In fact the tighter the budget the more you need and benefit from financial services Financial inclusionâ or put another way having the tools necessary to take control of one s finances and make progress towards one s goalsâ is essential to a just and fair society In Financial Inclusion What Everyone Needs to Know prominent experts Jonathan Morduch and Timothy Ogden explain in straightforward language how the lack of financial inclusion reinforces broader inequities in our society Using their extensive backgrounds in finance technology economic change and inequality Morduch and Ogden detail efforts to guarantee that all people rich and poor have access to quality financial services and the ability to make prudent financial choices Framed by the simple concept of equal access this book explains the mechanisms of one of the most contentious and misunders