Affordable financial services and credit for the poor: The foundation of asset building

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-85

  Birkenmaier, Julie ^a,b   Tyuse, Sabrina Watson ^b  

^a LCSW ^*  (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable credit; Assets; Credit unions; Financial markets; Financial services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748376905     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v13n01_05     Document Type: Article

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