Microenterprise occupation and poverty reduction in microfinance programs: Evidence from Sri Lanka

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1247-1264

  Shaw, Judith ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Microenterprise development; Microfinance; Poverty; Rural livelihoods; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

MICROENTERPRISE; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 3042548548     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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