The problem of transaction costs in group-based microlending: an institutional perspective

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 623-637

  Bhatt, Nitin ^a   Tang, Shui Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP LENDING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MICROENTERPRISE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 0032052457     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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