Demystifying micro-credit: The Grameen Bank, NGOs, and neoliberalism in Bangladesh

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-29

  Karim, Lamia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Development; Globalization; Grameen Bank; Micro credit; Neoliberalism; NGOs; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; GLOBALIZATION; GRAMEEN BANK; MICROFINANCE; NEOLIBERALISM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 40149102813     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374007088053     Document Type: Article

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