Demonetisation and information poverty: insights from slum areas in Bangalore and Mumbai
Silvia Masiero · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2016
Drawing on her ongoing fieldwork in slum areas of Bangalore and Mumbai, Silvia Masiero argues that information poverty increases hardship for the poor and vulnerable facing demonetisation. She observes, however, that the unbanked poor are those who hold the most valuable information about the real effects of the Government’s move towards a cashless economy.