Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations - Does ownership matter?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 598-612

  Mersland, Roy ^a   Strøm, Reidar Øystein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Microfinance; Outreach; Ownership; Performance; Trade offs; Transformation

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL POLICY; FIRM OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LEGAL SYSTEM; MICROFINANCE; PARADIGM SHIFT; SAVINGS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 49249112691     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1432     Document Type: Article

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