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Digital Financial Inclusion

Revisiting Poverty Theories in the Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Authors:
  1. David Mhlanga

    1. University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa

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  • Highlights poverty theories and theories of financial inclusion
  • Discusses the impact of various fourth industrial revolution technologies like AI on poverty and food security
  • Explores the impact of financial inclusion on poverty in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance (SIF)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  4. Reconstructing the Theory of Financial Inclusion: From Traditional Financial Inclusion to Digital Financial Inclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Digital Financial Inclusion in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 117-136

    3. The Transition from an Informal Financial Money Market to a Formal Financial System Through Digital Financial Inclusion

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 137-161

    4. Prospects and Challenges of Digital Financial Inclusion/Fintech Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 163-182

  5. Assessing Tools and Impact of Digital Financial Inclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Introduction to Poverty in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 185-193

    3. Channels Through Which Financial Inclusion Reduces Poverty, What is the Role of 4IR, Digital Technologies in This Process?

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 195-212

    4. The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Poverty from the Classical Theory of Poverty in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 213-225

    5. The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Poverty from the Neoclassical Theory in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 227-247

    6. The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Poverty: From Keynesian/Liberal Perspective in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 249-265

    7. Financial Inclusion, and Marxian/Radical Theory of Poverty in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

      • David Mhlanga
      Pages 267-284
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About this book

This book is unique in that it challenges scholarly views on financial inclusion and poverty reduction while also relating financial inclusion and poverty reduction to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The book deviates from the usual method of analyzing financial inclusion, which relies on bank accounts or microcredit as success criteria, and instead discusses how the Fourth Industrial Revolution is facilitating digital financial inclusion. With a five-fold goal, this book investigates both past and present readings and understandings of poverty and financial inclusion. To begin, it provides a thorough introduction to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and financial inclusion in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Second, the book dives quite extensively into the theories of financial inclusion in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Third, the book reconstructs the theory of financial inclusion, moving from traditional to digital financial inclusion, highlighting the role of digital financial inclusion in the transition from an informal financial money market to a formal financial system. The fourth goal is to evaluate the tools and effects of digital financial inclusion on poverty. Finally, it provides case studies of digital financial inclusion and the future of digital financial inclusion in emerging and developing countries. This book will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners in a range of disciplines, including finance, development economics, and consumer economics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa

    David Mhlanga

About the author

David Mhlanga is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.  His research includes financial inclusion, poverty studies, and industry 4.0. His wider subject areas include development economics, economics of artificial intelligence, health, and education economics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Digital Financial Inclusion

  • Book Subtitle: Revisiting Poverty Theories in the Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  • Authors: David Mhlanga

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16687-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16686-0Published: 01 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-16689-1Published: 02 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-16687-7Published: 31 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2662-5105

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-5113

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 360

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Development Economics, Financial Engineering, Financial Services

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