03326nam 2200733Ia 450 991081721140332120200520144314.01-280-30527-497866103052780-8213-6361-110.1596/978-0-8213-6360-7(CKB)1000000000225174(EBL)459506(OCoLC)63812342(SSID)ssj0000085186(PQKBManifestationID)11126205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085186(PQKBWorkID)10008477(PQKB)10903923(MiAaPQ)EBC459506(Au-PeEL)EBL459506(CaPaEBR)ebr10106734(CaONFJC)MIL30527(The World Bank)ocm62341638(US-djbf)14175575(EXLCZ)99100000000022517420051121d2006 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAccess for all building inclusive financial systems /Brigit Helms1st ed.Washington, DC World Bank2006xii, 170 pages illustrations ;23 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6360-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn 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, insuraWorld Bank e-Library.MicrofinanceDeveloping countriesCreditDeveloping countriesFinancial institutionsDeveloping countriesFinancial services industryDeveloping countriesPoorDeveloping countriesMicrofinanceGovernment policyDeveloping countriesMicrofinanceCreditFinancial institutionsFinancial services industryPoorMicrofinanceGovernment policy332.109172/4Helms Brigit1631804Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817211403321Access for all3970600UNINA