Episode Synopsis "Zooming In With: Dr Sohini Kar | Economic Anthropology, microfinance in India and Covid-19"

Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The third Zooming In episode is with Economic Anthropologist and Assistant Professor in International Development, Dr Sohini Kar, who tells us how Economic Anthropology helped her understand how microfinance institutions capitalise on the poor in India, and the impact this is having on migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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