Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective (Sustainable Banking with the Poor)

by Joanna Ledgerwood

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Microfinance is not simply banking; it is a development tool. It has been estimated that there are 500 million economically active poor people in the world operating microenterprises and small businesses. Most of them do not have access to adequate financial services. The purpose of this Handbook is to bring together in a single source guiding principles and tools that will promote sustainable microfinance and create viable institutions. The Handbook takes a global perspective, drawing on show more lessons learned from the experiences of microfinance practitioners, donors, and others throughout the worl show less

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Nonfiction, Business, Economics
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332.2Society, government, & cultureEconomicsBanking & MoneySavings banks
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HG178.3 .L43Social sciencesFinanceFinanceLiquidity
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