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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806909803321

Titolo

Finance against poverty / / editors, David Hulme, Paul Mosley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-80384-2

1-134-80385-0

1-280-17086-7

9786610170869

0-203-98013-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 221 pages) : illustrations, forms

Altri autori (Persone)

HulmeDavid

MosleyPaul

Disciplina

338.9/009172/4

Soggetti

Debt financing (Corporations) - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; 1 WHY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS EXIST; 2 WHY CREDIT MARKETS FAIL THE POOR; 3 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY; 4 THE IMPACT ON PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY; 5 FINANCE FOR THE POOR; 6 THE POLITICS OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FOR THE POOR; 7 THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE POOR; 8 GROWTH VERSUS EQUITY?; APPENDIX: BASIS FOR CALCULATION OF DATA IN TABLE 8.5, PART III; 9 CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first of two volumes examining the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions can be overcome through microeconomic policies. It provides a detailed analysis of this theory and offers policy recommendations for practitioners in this field.