| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Empirics; 1. The Double-Edged Sword: The Microfinance Model and the Moral Hazards Inherent within It; 2. Poverty's Panacea, or Snake Oil Salesmen: Does Microfinance Work?; Part II Microethics: The Practices of Microfinance; 3. From Empowerment to Exploitation: MFIs and Their Borrowers; 4. From Solidarity to Coercion: The Dynamics of Group Liability; 5. The Dog Not Barking: A Duty of Care in Microfinance; Part III Macroethics: The Industry of Microfinance |
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6. Silenced Stories: The Distribution of Benefits & Burdens within Microfinance7. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Microfinance and the Informal Economy; 8. The Macro Impact of Microfinance; Part IV Making Microfinance More Ethical; 9. Keeping the Good, Eliminating the Bad, Transforming the Ugly: How to Practice Microfinance Ethically; 10. Wider Lessons: What We Can Learn from Microfinance for Antipoverty Development Efforts; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
'Can Microfinance Work?' presents a thorough-going and nuanced ethical assessment of the microfinance industry, drawing on the author's expertise in the fields of finance and applied ethics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 27, 2015) |
| Subject |
Microfinance.
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Financial institutions -- Moral and ethical aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Financial institutions -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Microfinance.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199383207 |
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0199383200 |
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9780199383214 |
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0199383219 |
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