In the UK, many low-income communities have seen the withdrawal of `mainstream', high-street-based financial service infrastructure from their local areas since the mid to late 1980s, whilst more costly sub-prime lenders have flourished, often in their place. There has been a developing search...

pt. I. On alternatives and diversity -- pt. II. Alternative spaces of finance, production and innovation -- pt. III. Alternative markets and spaces of consumption -- pt. IV. Alternative spaces of social enterprise and development -- pt. V. Conclusion critical reflections on alterity and diversity.