{"product_id":"9780815728634","title":"The 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project Report","description":"The 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Report and Scorecard evaluate access to and usage of affordable financial services across 21 geographically and economically diverse countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2015 FDIP Report and Scorecard seek to answer a set of fundamental questions about today’s global financial inclusion efforts, including: 1) Do country commitments make a difference in progress toward financial inclusion?; 2) To what extent do mobile and other digital technologies advance financial inclusion?; and 3) What legal, policy, and regulatory approaches promote financial inclusion?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn D. Villasenor, Darrell M. West, and Robin J. Lewis analyzed the financial inclusion landscape in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, and Zambia. Countries received scores and rankings based on 33 indicators spanning four dimensions: country commitment, mobile capacity, regulatory environment, and adoption of traditional and digital financial services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors’ analysis provides several takeaways with respect to expanding financial inclusion across diverse cultural, economic, and political contexts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry commitment is fundamental.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMovement toward digital financial services will accelerate financial inclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeography generally matters less than policy, legal, and regulatory changes, although some regional trends in terms of financial services provision are evident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentral banks, ministries of finance, ministries of communications, banks, nonbank financial providers, and mobile network operators play major roles in achieving greater financial inclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull financial inclusion cannot be achieved without addressing the financial inclusion gender gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis year’s Report and Scorecard are the first of a series of publications intended to provide policymakers, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and the general public with information that can help improve financial inclusion in these countries and around the world.","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128630067440,"sku":"9780815728634","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780815728634_p0.jpg?v=1763749630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780815728634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}