Microfinance in Northeast Thailand: Who benefits and how much?

ERD Working Paper Series

Volumn , Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1-35

  Coleman, Brett E ^a  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; MICROFINANCE; RURAL FINANCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 1942517274     PISSN: 16555252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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