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UNINA9910172229503321 |
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Titolo |
Microfinance and public policy : outreach, performance and efficiency / / edited by Bernd Balkenhol |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-91185-6 |
9786612911859 |
0-230-30002-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2007.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Collana |
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International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Microfinance - Developing countries |
Microfinance |
Poverty - Developing countries |
Small business - Developing countries - Finance |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures and Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Efficiency and Sustainability in Microfinance; 1.1 Promise and achievements; 1.2 Efficiency in the microfinance literature; 1.3 Efficiency: the concept; 1.4 Applicability of efficiency concepts in microfinance; 1.5 Efficiency versus financial sustainability; 1.6 Structure of the book; Part II: Conceptual Framework; 2 Poverty versus Inequality; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Defining and measuring poverty |
2.3 How microfinance can help reduce poverty2.4 Poverty reduction and financial performance; 2.5 Can microfinance reach the poor?; 2.6 The harmful side-effects: increased disparities; 3 Poverty Reduction through Microfinance: A Capability Perspective; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Who are the poor? What are the issues?; 3.3 Positive mechanisms; 3.4 Negative mechanisms; 3.5 A capability perspective; 4 Achieving Poverty Outreach, Impact and Sustainability: Managing Trade-offs in Microfinance; 4.1 Introduction: combining social and financial objectives; 4.2 Trade-offs; 4.3 Managing trade-offs |
4.4 Conclusions5 Smart Subsidies; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Subsidies and |
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