The performance of village intermediaries in rural credit delivery under changing penalty regimes: Evidence from Senegal

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-138

  Warning, Matthew ^a   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit provision; Lending behavior; Rural finance; Senegal

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; RURAL FINANCE;

SENEGAL;

EID: 0032423927     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389808422557     Document Type: Article

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