TY - BOOK AU - Fernando,Jude L. TI - Microfinance: perils and prospects SN - 0415328748 (hb) AV - HG178.3 .M5343 2006 U1 - 332.2'09172'4 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Microfinance KW - Credit KW - Poverty KW - Women in development KW - Developing countries N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This book illustrates the historical, political and economic background to our current knowledge on microfinance. The relationship between its prevailing popularity and the consolidation of neoliberal economic ideology worldwide is fully charted. Examining current macroeconomic trends, the volume analyzes the historical confluence of microfinance with feminist notions of empowerment and explores the processes and the extent to which gender hierarchies are institutionalized in development."--Jacket UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009148.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2005009148-d.html ER -