Micro-credit initiatives for equitable and sustainable development: Who pays?

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-82

  Rahman, Aminur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grameen Bank; Micro credit; Rural Bangladesh; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CREDIT PROVISION; GENDER ROLE; MICROFINANCE; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VIOLENCE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0032931550     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00105-3     Document Type: Article

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