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Backyard Bankers, a fascinating deep dive into how migrants and refugees in the United States build and sustain community-based “money clubs”, is now available Open Access!
The book offers an important, evidence-based look at informal financial systems, collective trust, and the ingenuity of immigrant communities navigating economic uncertainty.
It’s especially relevant for practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and anyone working in:
Migration & integration
Community development
Financial inclusion
Economic justice
Non-profit and social impact sectors
📘 Read or download the full book for free:
https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/3017/backyard-bankers
Feel free to share this resource widely so others can benefit from the authors' insights and stories.
29/10/2025
First published in 1993, the Micro-Hydro Design Manual has helped thousands of communities generate their own clean power using simple, locally appropriate technologies.
Today, we’re making it open access - so anyone, anywhere, can use it to power change.
🌍 Free to read here: https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/1394/micro-hydro-design-manual
06/12/2024
PRIZE WINNING BOOK ALERT!
Just announced: This inspiring book has won Development Studies Association Australia's coveted 2024 DSAA book prize!
"..this book thoroughly elaborates on a strengths-based approach and provides clear guidelines for how practitioners can incorporate this philosophy into their practice"
Get your copy here:
https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2660/a-strengths-based-approach-for-international-development
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