The ‘new economy’ and social risk: Banking on the poor?

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 356-386

  Weber, Heloise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Finance; Microcredit; Microfinance; Poverty; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142689762     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290420001672859     Document Type: Article

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