Learning from failures in microfinance: What unsuccessful cases tell us about how group-based programs work

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-42

  Woolcock, Michael J V ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032622926     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1999.tb03281.x     Document Type: Article

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