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040			_aDLC _cDLC
050	0	0	_aHD2346.A58 _bI54 1996
082	0	0	_a332.2 _bINF
245	0	4	_aThe informal sector and microfinance institutions in West Africa /
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bWorld Bank, _cc1996.
300			_axv, 365 p. :
440		0	_aWorld Bank regional and sectoral studies
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 333-338).
520			_aThis book examines the dynamics and constraints faced by informal sectors in 12 West African countries -Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, and Sierra Leone- as well as the issues confronted by the microfinance institutions that serve them. Nine microfinance companies considered to be among the most effective in the region were selected and evaluated for their suitability for partnership with the Bank. The book sums up major findings of the country profiles and of the institutional case studies, and lays out a series of options for World Bank involvement. Among the major findings are that informal sectors are very large and appear to be growing rapidly, accounting for one-third to three-quarters of total employment in most countries.
590			_alje 11/07/2016
591			_aLoans
650		0	_aMicrofinance
650		0	_aInformal sector (Economics)
650		0	_aBanks and banking,
650		0	_aBanks and banking, Cooperative
650		0	_aMicrofinance
651			_aAfrica - french speaking West
700	1		_aWebster, Leila,
700	1		_aFidler, Peter,
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
949			_a332.2 INF
999			_c3716 _d3716