Credit constraints, credit unions, and small-scale producers in Guatemala

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 793-806

  Barham, Bradford L ^a   Boucher, Stephen ^a   Carter, Michael R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE SECTOR; CREDIT ACCESS; CREDIT UNION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0030459877     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750X(96)00001-0     Document Type: Article

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