Central Bank of Nigeria Library

The economics of microfinance /

Armendariz, Beatriz.

The economics of microfinance / Beatriz Armendáriz and Jonathan Morduch. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010. - xix, 468 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-438) and index.

This book offers an accessible and engaging analysis of the global expansion of financial markets in poor communities. It introduces readers to the key ideas driving microfinance, integrating theory with empirical data and addressing a range of issues, including savings and insurance, the role of women, impact measurement, and management incentives. This second edition has been updated throughout to reflect the latest data, with new material on commercialization, credit contracts, savings and insurance, gender, impact measurement, and governance.

9780262513982 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780262014106 (alk. paper)

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Microfinance.

HG178.3 / .A76 2010

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