The economics of rotating savings and credit associations: Evidence from the Jamaican 'Partner'

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 173-194

  Handa, Sudhanshu ^a   Kirton, Claremont ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Informal finance; Jamaica; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL PROVISION; ROTATING SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION; TRANSACTION COST;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0033399938     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(99)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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