Economics of Microfinance, Second Edition

Name: Economics of Microfinance, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9780262513982

ISBN-10: 0262513986

ISBN-13: 9780262513982

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Beatriz Armendariz, Jonathan Morduch

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The microfinance revolution has allowed more than 150 million poor people around the world to receive small loans without collateral, build up assets, and buy insurance. The idea that providing access to reliable and affordable financial services can have powerful economic and social effects has captured the imagination of policymakers, activists, bankers, and researchers around the world; the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize went to microfinance pioneer Muhammed Yunis and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh. This book offers an accessible and engaging analysis of the global expansion of financial markets in poor communities. It introduces readers to the key ideas driving microfinance, integrating theory with…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 4/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.716



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments



Rethinking Banking



Why Intervene in Credit Markets?



Roots of Microfinance


ROSCAs and Credit Cooperatives



Group Lending



Beyond Group Lending



Savings and Insurance



Gender



Commercialization and Regulation



Measuring Impacts



Subsidy and Sustainability



Managing Microfinance


Notes


References


Abbreviations


Name Index


Subject Index