Confronting microfinance : undermining sustainable development /

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Imprint:Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403749
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Other authors / contributors:Bateman, Milford.
ISBN:9781565494367
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:* Uses empirical evidence and contributor fieldwork to get at the heart of debates on microfinance claims* Incorporates global perspective but focuses on Southeast Europe, a key arena for microfinance and microcredit programsDespite the popularity of microfinance, it is a field that remains remarkably under-theorized. Most evaluations carried out by international development agencies, academics, and independent researchers focus on tweaking what they see as an already beneficial system. Rarely are the very foundations of microfinance brought into question. Instead, their studies presuppose imp.
Other form:Print version: Confronting microfinance. Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, ©2011