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Kevin P. Donovan

Kevin P. Donovan is Lecturer in the Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Articles

Two new books critique poverty capital, but they don’t ask what borrowers need. 

Kevin P. Donovan

Working people are forever kept on the brink of going broke. More than higher wages and better job security, a just economy requires giving them the power to choose and create their own futures.

Kevin P. Donovan

Kenya's poor were among the first to benefit from digital lending apps; now they call it slavery.

Kevin P. Donovan, Emma Park

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