Banking on social change: Grameen Bank lending to women

International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-385

  Bernasek, Alexandra ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Grameen bank; Microcredit; Women's status

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844573516     PISSN: 08914486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022304311671     Document Type: Article

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