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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778264703321

Autore

Demirguc-Kunt Asli <1961->

Titolo

Finance for all? : : policies and pitfalls in expanding access / / [by Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Thorsten Beck, and Patrick Honohan]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008

ISBN

1-281-19146-9

9786611191467

0-8213-7292-0

Descrizione fisica

xv, 246 pages : color illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

A World Bank policy research report

Altri autori (Persone)

BeckThorsten

HonohanPatrick

Disciplina

332.109172/4

Soggetti

Financial services industry - Developing countries

Banks and banking - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Statement of responsibility from p. xiii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; The Report Team; Abbreviations; Overview and Summary; Boxes; Figures; 1. Access to Finance and Development: Theory and Measurement; 2. Firms' Access to Finance: Entry, Growth, and Productivity; 3. Household Access to Finance: Poverty Alleviation and Risk Mitigation; 4. Government's Role in Facilitating Access; Data Appendix; References

Sommario/riassunto

Access to financial services varies sharply around the world. In many developing countries less than half the population has an account with a financial institution, and in most of Africa less than one in five households do. Lack of access to finance is often the critical mechanism for generating persistent income inequality, as well as slower growth. Finance for All?: Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access documents the extent of financial exclusion around the world; addresses the importance of access to financial services for growth, equity and poverty reduction; and discusses policy inte