Imperfect substitutes: The local political economy of informal finance and microfinance in rural China and India

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1487-1507

  Tsai, Kellee S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; China; India; Informal finance; Microfinance; Rural finance

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROFINANCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RURAL FINANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3543128393     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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