Microfinance and poverty reduction in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam

African and Asian Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 191-215

  Swain, Ranjula Bali ^a   Van Sanh, Nguyen ^b   Van Tuan, Vo ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Livelihood assets; Mekong Delta; Microfinance; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

MICROFINANCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG DELTA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 47549119292     PISSN: 15692094     EISSN: 15692108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156921008X318736     Document Type: Article

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