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Trust and Capabilities: Experiences from Rwanda’s Informal Financial Institutions

Abstract
This thesis examines the role of informal financial institutions in the construction of trust between Rwandans as well as their influence on their livelihood. For many years Rwandans have suffered from ethnic conflict and poverty. Informal financial institutions require trust between members to function, and this thesis will particularly examine local savings and credit associations, which are known individually as Ikimina and collectively as Ibimina. While scholars have mentioned the role of informal financial institutions in passing, they have not shown what makes trust practical and what people who join these institutions become able to do. This thesis fills this gap by discussing trust and capabilities through the experiences and perceptions of Ibimina members. Qualitative interviews, observations and group discussions were used to understand the sources of trust and the influence of Ibimina on capabilities. The thesis addresses two main questions: 1) what is the relation between Ibimina and trust, and what are the factors that determine this relationship? 2) How does participation in Ibimina influence the capability of their members? The empirical findings show that Ibimina and trust are mutually supportive. Trust is created and developed through both structures and interactions, before and after establishing an Ikimina. There are many sources of trust between members of Ibimina. The factors, which most clearly illustrate and define trust between members, are rules, the reputation of individuals and of the group, the relationships between members, group identification and individual characteristics of members. Kinship is not a source of trust between members of Ibimina, which contradicts the literature on informal financial institutions. Moreover, the findings show that Ibimina provide the possibility for their members to improve their wellbeing. Members use the pot for investment in small household enterprises and for consumption. This study contributes to existing literatures on informal financial institutions and on trust, particularly in the Rwandan post-conflict situation.
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
University
Göteborgs universitet. Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten
University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Social Sciences
Institution
School of Global Studies, Peace and Development Research ; Institutionen för globala studier, freds- och utvecklingsforskning
Disputation
kl. 13.15, Sal326, Annedalsseminariet, Campus Linne, Seminariegatan1A, Göteborg
Date of defence
2016-01-15
E-mail
janv020@gmail.com
janviere.ntamazeze@globalstudies.gu.se
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2077/41045
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  • Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för globala studier
  • Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet
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Date
2015-12-10
Author
Janvière, Ntamazeze
Keywords
informal financial institutions, trust, Capabilities, Rosca, Ascra, Ibimina, Livelihood, Rwanda
Publication type
Doctoral thesis
ISBN
978-91-628-9666-9(PdF)
978-91-628-9667-6(Print)
Language
eng
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