02528nam 2200589 450 991079783230332120170918174257.01-4985-1753-6(CKB)3710000000515006(EBL)4098381(SSID)ssj0001581823(PQKBManifestationID)16257214(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581823(PQKBWorkID)14800270(PQKB)10646134(MiAaPQ)EBC4098381(EXLCZ)99371000000051500620151002h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitics, poverty, and microfinance how governments get in the way of helping the poor /Brian WarbyLanham :Lexington Books,[2016]©20161 online resource (179 p.)Globalization and its costsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4985-1754-4 1-4985-1752-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Figures and Tables; Acronyms; Preface; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. What We Know So Far; Chapter Three. A Model of Poverty Reduction; Chapter Four. Looking at the Data; Chapter Five. Microfinance in Brazil: A Case Study; Chapter Six. Is Funding Going Where It Can Do the Most Good?; Chapter Seven. The Future of Microfinance; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThis book analyzes the effect that government institutions have on whether or not microfinance contributes to poverty alleviation in the context of Latin America. It concludes that political and economic stability, as well as law and order, have a statistically significant impact on microfinance effectiveness.Globalization and Its CostsMicrofinancePolitical aspectsPoorGovernment policyDeveloping countriesPovertyGovernment policyDeveloping countriesEconomic developmentDeveloping countriesMicrofinancePolitical aspects.PoorGovernment policyPovertyGovernment policyEconomic development362.5/561Warby Brian1559713MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797832303321Politics, poverty, and microfinance3825101UNINA