An accessible analysis of the global expansion of financial markets in poor communities, incorporating the latest thinking and evidence. The microfinance revolu
An assessment of "the microfinance revolution" from an economics perspective that draws on lessons from academia and international practice to challenge convent
According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial
Microfinance is a burgeoning area in economics. This volume provides a much-needed historical, political and economic dimension to current microfinance knowledg
Since its emergence in the 1970s, microfinance has risen to become one of the most high-profile policies to address poverty in developing and transition countri