The microfinance revolution: An overview

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-30

  Sengupta, Rajdeep ^a   Aubuchon, Craig P ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 38749093350     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.90.9-30     Document Type: Review

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