The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor

This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which...

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Main Author: Robinson, Marguerite S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C.: World Bank 2017
Subjects:
IRA
TAX
UNS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/226941468049448875/sustainable-finance-for-the-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28956
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spelling okr-10986-289562021-04-23T14:04:50Z The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor Robinson, Marguerite S. ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ANNUAL INTEREST RATE ARREARS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK BRANCHES BANK FAILURES BANK RESTRUCTURING BANKING LAWS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCIES BANKS BEST PRACTICES BORROWER BORROWING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PLANNING CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL DEBT COMMERCIAL LOANS COMMERCIAL TERMS COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR FUNGIBLE GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD CREDIT GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY INCOME FLOWS INCOME GROWTH INCOME STREAMS INCOMES INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL CREDIT INFORMAL FINANCE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT LOAN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IRA IRREGULAR INCOME LACK OF EXPERIENCE LENDER LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN BALANCE LOAN DECISIONS LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN PORTFOLIOS LOAN PRODUCT LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN PROGRAM LOAN RATES LOAN SIZES LOANABLE FUNDS LOCAL BANK LOCAL FINANCE LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LOCAL MARKETS LOCAL MONEYLENDERS LOCAL SAVINGS LONG-TERM INTEREST RURAL CREDIT POLICY RURAL FINANCE RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS SAFETY NET SAVERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS SAVINGS PATTERN SAVINGS PROGRAM SAVINGS SERVICES SELF-SUFFICIENCY SENIOR SKILLED WORKERS SMALL LOANS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS STATE BANK STATE BANKS STOCKS SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAX TOTAL COSTS TRAINING PROGRAM TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNS This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on the future path of microfinance; a coherent theory about microfinance--why it works when so many other development interventions fail; detail on a number of important microfinance topics--such as informal moneylending and savings; an important study on, and lessons from Indonesia, with detailed analysis of Bank Rakyat Indonesia; and, brief studies of many other microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 2017-12-05T22:27:45Z 2017-12-05T22:27:45Z 2001-05-31 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/226941468049448875/sustainable-finance-for-the-poor 0-8213-4524-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28956 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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topic ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
ANNUAL INTEREST RATE
ARREARS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANK BRANCHES
BANK FAILURES
BANK RESTRUCTURING
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKRUPTCIES
BANKS
BEST PRACTICES
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS PLANNING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL DEBT
COMMERCIAL LOANS
COMMERCIAL TERMS
COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
CONSUMER
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FUNGIBLE
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOOD CREDIT
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INCOME FLOWS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME STREAMS
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL CREDIT
INFORMAL FINANCE
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT LOAN
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IRA
IRREGULAR INCOME
LACK OF EXPERIENCE
LENDER
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN BALANCE
LOAN DECISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN PROGRAM
LOAN RATES
LOAN SIZES
LOANABLE FUNDS
LOCAL BANK
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL MARKETS
LOCAL MONEYLENDERS
LOCAL SAVINGS
LONG-TERM INTEREST
RURAL CREDIT POLICY
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
SAFETY NET
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS
SAVINGS PATTERN
SAVINGS PROGRAM
SAVINGS SERVICES
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
SENIOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL LOANS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
STATE BANK
STATE BANKS
STOCKS
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
TAX
TOTAL COSTS
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
ANNUAL INTEREST RATE
ARREARS
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANK BRANCHES
BANK FAILURES
BANK RESTRUCTURING
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKRUPTCIES
BANKS
BEST PRACTICES
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS PLANNING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL DEBT
COMMERCIAL LOANS
COMMERCIAL TERMS
COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
CONSUMER
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FUNGIBLE
GENERAL PUBLIC
GOOD CREDIT
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INCOME FLOWS
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME STREAMS
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL CREDIT
INFORMAL FINANCE
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT LOAN
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IRA
IRREGULAR INCOME
LACK OF EXPERIENCE
LENDER
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN BALANCE
LOAN DECISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN PROGRAM
LOAN RATES
LOAN SIZES
LOANABLE FUNDS
LOCAL BANK
LOCAL FINANCE
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL MARKETS
LOCAL MONEYLENDERS
LOCAL SAVINGS
LONG-TERM INTEREST
RURAL CREDIT POLICY
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
SAFETY NET
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS
SAVINGS PATTERN
SAVINGS PROGRAM
SAVINGS SERVICES
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
SENIOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL LOANS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
STATE BANK
STATE BANKS
STOCKS
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
TAX
TOTAL COSTS
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNS
Robinson, Marguerite S.
The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
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description This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on the future path of microfinance; a coherent theory about microfinance--why it works when so many other development interventions fail; detail on a number of important microfinance topics--such as informal moneylending and savings; an important study on, and lessons from Indonesia, with detailed analysis of Bank Rakyat Indonesia; and, brief studies of many other microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
format Book
author Robinson, Marguerite S.
author_facet Robinson, Marguerite S.
author_sort Robinson, Marguerite S.
title The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
title_short The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
title_full The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
title_fullStr The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
title_full_unstemmed The Microfinance Revolution : Sustainable Finance for the Poor
title_sort microfinance revolution : sustainable finance for the poor
publisher Washington, D.C.: World Bank
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/226941468049448875/sustainable-finance-for-the-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28956
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