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The economics of microfinance / Beatriz Armendáriz and Jonathan Morduch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT, 2005.Description: xiv, 346 p. : ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262512015
Subject(s): Summary: The book provides an overview of microfinance by addressing a range of issues, including lessons from informal markets, savings and insurance, the role of women, the place of subsidies, impact measurement, and management incentives. It integrates theory with empirical data, citing studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America and introducing ideas about asymmetric information, principal-agent theory, and household decision making in the context of microfinance.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 332 AR EC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0033766

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-329) and index.

The book provides an overview of microfinance by addressing a range of issues, including lessons from informal markets, savings and insurance, the role of women, the place of subsidies, impact measurement, and management incentives. It integrates theory with empirical data, citing studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America and introducing ideas about asymmetric information, principal-agent theory, and household decision making in the context of microfinance.

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