Microenterprise lending to female enterpreneurs: Sacrificing economic growth for poverty alleviation?

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1225-1236

  Kevane, Michael ^a   Wydick, Bruce ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER DISPARITY; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROENTERPRISE;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0034943258     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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