Muhammad yunus, grameen bank and the nobel peace prize: What political science can contribute to and learn from the study of microcredit

International Studies Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 525-547

  Bayulgen, Oksan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MICROFINANCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ASIA; CAUCASUS; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 50649123240     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2008.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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