A Fragile Balance: Emergency Savings and Liquid Resources for Low-Income Consumers

Collins, J.

A Fragile Balance examines strategies to promote emergency savings, especially among underserved households. Each chapter is by an expert contributor and proposes an innovative financial product or service designed to bolster emergency savings among low-asset families. This collection also offers readers insights into the role of emergency savings and mechanisms to facilitate savings behaviors, and raises critical questions of the scale, institutional capacity, sustainability, accessibility, and effectiveness of existing programs.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-03-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349503988

DOI: 10.1057/9781137482372

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 234