Impact assessment of microfinance using qualitative data: Communicating between social scientists and practitioners using the QUIP

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-367

  Wright, Katie ^a   Copestake, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROFINANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 2142713133     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1082     Document Type: Article

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