Financial promise for the poor :: how groups build microsavings /

* Balanced assessment of recent savings-led programs in microfinance* Contributors include wide range of scholars and practitionersThe entry of the private sector into financial services for the poor is a relatively new development, but already the glossy promises of credit-led microfinance are faci...

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Other Authors: Wilson, Kim, Harper, Malcolm, 1935-, Griffith, Matthew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:* Balanced assessment of recent savings-led programs in microfinance* Contributors include wide range of scholars and practitionersThe entry of the private sector into financial services for the poor is a relatively new development, but already the glossy promises of credit-led microfinance are facing scrutiny from the development community. Policymakers and economists have begun picking through the hype of microfinance to identify where and how top-down loans might fit into broader human development efforts. To many, the answer involves shifting focus to another financial service: savings. Se.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781565493650
1565493656

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