9789264154155: Microfinance for the poor? (Development Centre seminars)

Synopsis

Supporting microfinance approaches for the poor is a necessary ingredient in poverty alleviation. Drawing on a wide base of experience and new data, this book offers an analysis of major issues and approaches in microfinance aimed at the poor. It guards against promoting a single model of microfinance and burdening financial services with unrealistic expectations for poverty alleviance, whilst offering guidance for reconciling outreach and sustainability of financial institutions serving ever-growing numbers of the poor.

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