The Banks We Deserve: Reclaiming Community Bank, Abello, Abello,+-

The Banks We DeserveReclaiming Community Banking for a Just Economy\nAuthor(s): Oscar Perry Abello\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Island Press\nISBN-13: 9781642833409, 978-1642833409\nSynopsis\nWeve never done anything big in this country without little banks. Yet the number of community banks in the US has\nbeen steadily declining for decades, giving way to big banks that have little connection to the communities they claim to\nserve. The massive, unprecedented shift toward such a highly concentrated banking sector has weakened our ability to\ntake action at a community level and leaves many people, especially those who have been historically marginalized,\nwithout access to capital.\nIn The Banks We Deserve, journalist Oscar Perry Abello argues that community banking has a crucial role to play in\naddressing urgent social challenges, from creating a more racially just economy to preparing for a changing climate. At\ntheir best, com.