Does microcredit reach the poor and vulnerable? Evidence from northern Bangladesh

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-82

  Amin, Sajeda ^a   Rai, Ashok S ^b   Topa, Giorgio ^c  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grameen Bank; Microcredit; Poverty; Risk sharing; Targeting; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

GRAMEEN BANK; MICROFINANCE; RURAL FINANCE; TARGETING;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0037330105     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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