| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Introduction -- On poverty : who are the poor? : why poverty persists? -- Borrowing and saving : a critique -- How small loans can make a big difference : the birth of microcredit and its evolution into microfinance and beyond -- Microcredit : anatomy of an instrument that revolutionized -- Lending -- Microsavings : voluntary savings for the poor -- Microinsurance -- Microleasing : improving access to tools and technology -- Remittances, payment systems and microfinance -- Complementary non-financial services -- Critiquing microfinance -- The synergy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
| Summary |
The Synergy of Microfinance underlines the significance of innovative financial and risk management tools and non-financial complementary services by microfinance institutions in poverty alleviation. It undertakes a nuanced analysis of financial instruments- microcredit, microsavings, microinsurance, microleasing and payment systems for money transfer- and non-financial services such as social intermediation, livelihood promotion and access to broader market place. Given the diminished expectations on microcredit impact, the book highlights results from randomized control trial (RCT)-based stu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Microfinance -- Developing countries
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Poor -- Services for -- Developing countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Microfinance
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Poor -- Services for
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789351501961 |
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9351501965 |
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