Politics, poverty, and microfinance : how governments get in the way of helping the poor /

This 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 eff...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warby, Brian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Colección:Globalization and its costs.
Temas:
Microfinance > Political aspects.
Poor > Government policy > Developing countries.
Poverty > Government policy > Developing countries.
Economic development > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Economic development
Poor > Government policy
Poverty > Government policy
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Author.

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