Bolivia during the global crisis 1998-2004: Towards a 'macroeconomics of microfinance'

Journal of International Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-261

  Marconi, Reynaldo ^a   Mosley, Paul ^b  

^a FINRURAL   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Crisis; Economic; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CYCLE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MACROECONOMICS; MICROFINANCE; STATE ROLE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645795993     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1218     Document Type: Article

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