Trust in Lending: Social Capital and Joint Liability Seed Loans in Southern Zambia

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1788-1807

  van Bastelaer, Thierry ^a   Leathers, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; collective liability; group lending; social capital; trust; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; LIABILITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33748443085     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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