Microfinance: Evolution, Achievement and Challenges
Selected by Malcolm Harper, this compilation comprises fourteen articles on the major developments in microfinance in the last twelve years. Some show how certain aspects of the field have changed quite dramatically, others cover issues which have continued throughout the period to preoccupy practitioners and policy makers, and others raise critical and worrying concerns about the future of microfinance. All have been written by experienced authorities, with practical experience, and several...
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Selected by Malcolm Harper, this compilation comprises fourteen articles on the major developments in microfinance in the last twelve years. Some show how certain aspects of the field have changed quite dramatically, others cover issues which have continued throughout the period to preoccupy practitioners and policy makers, and others raise critical and worrying concerns about the future of microfinance. All have been written by experienced authorities, with practical experience, and several are widely regarded as seminal contributions. The reader will be useful for students and others who are looking for a wide-ranging introduction to microfinance, for national and international policy makers and donors, and for people who work in the field and are looking for a broad overview of trends and alternative strategies. Includes an introduction by Malcolm Harper, founding editor of the journal "Small Enterprise Development".
PrefaceIntroduction11Financial innovations for microenterprises - linking format and informal financial institutions112Savings mobilization and microenterprise programmes253Raising the curtain on the 'microfinancial services era'374Towards a more market-oriented approach to credit and savings for the poor525Microinsurance - the risks, perils and opportunities726Regulating microfinance - the options877Commercial banks and women microentrepreneurs in Latin America1098Credit for the rural poor - the case of BRAC in Bangladesh1219The effects of liberalization on access to bank credit in Kenya13210'Are you poor enough?' - client selection by microfinance institutions14211The holy grail of microfinance: 'helping the poor' and 'sustainable'?15012Is microdebt good for poor people? A note on the dark side of microfinance15513The managed ASCA model - innovation in Kenya's microfinance industry15914Empowered to default? Evidence from BRAC's micro-credit programmes172
