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The Future of Microfinance /

"This book is based on the results of a workshop at Lehigh University among thirty-four leaders in the industry. The editors, working with contributions from more than a dozen leading authorities in the field, tell the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of h...

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Otros Autores: Kanze, Anna (Editor ), Watkins, Todd A. (Editor ), DiLeo, Paul (Editor ), Lieberman, Ira W. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Information
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Section I: Background
  • The Growth and Commercial Evolution of Microfinance
  • Section II: Where We Are Now-What is Needed in the Future
  • The Changing Face of Microfinance and the Role of Funders: Financing the Future
  • Fifteen Years of Financing MFIs: From Microcredit to SDG Integration
  • The Future of Microcredit Depends on Social Investors
  • Microfinance Industry Concentration and the Role of Large-Scale and Profitable MFIs
  • The Future of Microfinance as Knowledge Management: The Experience of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation
  • Refocusing on Customer Value: Meaningful Inclusions through Positive Partnerships
  • Understanding the Impact of Microcredit
  • Section III: The Challenge of Technology and New Product Innovation and Development
  • Microfinance in the Age of Digital Finance
  • Vision Statement: Microfinance and Digital Finance
  • Governance in the Digital Age: Responsible Finance for Digital Inclusion
  • Product Diversification: Consumer Loans for Education and Housing
  • Insurance for Development: How Has It Evolved and Where Is It Going?
  • Section IV: A Geographic Perspective
  • Asia and the Pacific: Tremendous Progress, but Hundreds of Millions Yet to Serve
  • Financial Inclusion in India-A Himalayan Feat
  • Inclusive Financial Development in China
  • The Future of Microfinance in Africa: Differentiating East and West
  • Vision Statement: The Future of Microfinance in Africa
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: The Journey, the Gap, and a Vision of the New Microfinance Revolution
  • Appendix: What the Data Tell Us
  • Glossary
  • Contributors
  • Index