Domestic Economic Abuse : The Violence of Money (Paperback)

1 Introduction: Economic abuse is the untold story of family violence 2 Carol: The joint account becomes a medium of abuse 3 Ekta: The ‘good son’ sends her money to his parents 4 Rina: Dowry is economic, emotional and physical abuse 5 Geeta: He gave me coins, not notes 6 Karen: ‘I’ve been a single mother for most of my married life’ 7 Asha: ‘You now belong to my family and your money is mine’ 8 Chitra: He and his family abused her for she did not behave ‘like a good wife’ 9 Prema: He married her to get permanent residence 10 Betty: After he died she recognised it as economic abuse 11 Heer: She knew she should leave but was in a silent ‘cultural bind’ 12 Bala: A story of torture, survival and empowerment 13 Enid: Talking of money 14 Conclusion