Wider impacts of microfinance institutions: Issues and concepts

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-330

  Zohir, Sajjad ^a   Matin, Imran ^b  

^a Bangladesh Institute of Dept Studs   (Bangladesh)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 2142652192     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1080     Document Type: Article

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