Bernd Balkenhol

Microfinance (eBook, PDF)

Research, Debates, Policy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

As microfinance is increasingly being absorbed into broader debates on financial inclusion and sustainable development, there are a growing number of professionals operating in international relations and development who are often confronted with sweeping statements about the alleged benefits and risks of microfinance. This book provides a concise introduction to microfinance; the key issues, debates, research agenda and public policy relevance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351741712
• Artikelnr.: 56841789

Autorenporträt

Bernd Balkenhol is Professor for Microfinance and Financial Inclusion at the University of Geneva (Geneva School of Economics and Management). He is former Director of the Social Finance Program at the International Labor Organization (ILO) and senior policy advisor to the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) in Dakar. He represented ILO at CGAP and the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, and coordinated the IV European Microfinance Research Conference in 2015 at the University of Geneva. He acquired his PhD at the University of Freiburg and an MA at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, Mass.).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Chapter 1. Microfinance: common views and preconceived ideas
Chapter 2. Microfinance: a response to market failure
Chapter 3. The demand for microfinance
Chapter 4. Products and services
Chapter 5. Methods and techniques
Chapter 6. Microfinance institutions
Chapter 7. Investing in microfinance
Chapter 8. Subsidies
Chapter 9. Microfinance markets
Chapter 10. Public policy
Chapter 11. Impact
Chapter 12. What next?
References
Index