The social impact of microfinance

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-300

  Chowdhury, Mushtaque ^a   Mosley, Paul ^b   Simanowitz, Anton ^c  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ASIA; BOLIVIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 2142818621     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1087     Document Type: Article

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