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UNINA9910817211403321 |
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Helms Brigit |
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Titolo |
Access for all : building inclusive financial systems / / Brigit Helms |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-30527-4 |
9786610305278 |
0-8213-6361-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xii, 170 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Microfinance - Developing countries |
Credit - Developing countries |
Financial institutions - Developing countries |
Financial services industry - Developing countries |
Poor - Developing countries |
Microfinance - Government policy - Developing countries |
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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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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; Key Principles of Microfinance; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Poor and Low-Income Clients; Chapter 3. Financial Service Providers: The Micro Level; Chapter 4. Financial Infrastructure: The Meso Level; Chapter 5. Governments: The Macro Level; Chapter 6. Funders; Chapter 7. Cross-Cutting Challenges; Chapter 8. Conclusion; Afterword; Recommended Reading and Web Sites; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the past ten years, the world of microfinance has changed dramatically. The field has moved rapidly from early innovations in providing loans to help poor entrepreneurs start businesses to a bold vision of creating entire financial systems that work for the poor. Microfinance has proven to be an effective tool for reducing poverty and helping poor people to improve their lives. And yet a diverse range of potential clients still lack access to an array of financial services - not just credit for enterprise but also a safe place to save, the ability to transfer funds to family members, insura |
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