The experience of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh in community development

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1488-1523

  Hassan, M Kabir ^a   Renteria Guerrero, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Development; Economics; Third World

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001549612     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299710193949     Document Type: Article

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