Microfinance repayment performance in Bangladesh: How to improve the allocation of loans by MFIs

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1909-1926

  Godquin, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Asia; Bangladesh; Group homogeneity; Microfinance; Nonfinancial services; Social ties

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROFINANCE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 13644274394     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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