Impact assessment methodologies for microfinance: Theory, experience and better practice

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-98

  Hulme, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credit; Impact assessment; Methods; Microfinance; Monitoring and evaluation; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MICROFINANCE;

EID: 0034055065     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00119-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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