Assessing the "Wider" Social impacts of microfinance services: Concepts, methods, findings

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 106-114

  Kabeer, Naila ^a  

^a IDS ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MICROFINANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 0242656145     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2003.tb00095.x     Document Type: Article

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