An Impact Analysis of Microfinance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2605-2619

  Hartarska, Valentina ^a   Nadolnyak, Denis ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Eastern Europe; financing constraints; impact study; microfinance; microfinance institutions

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MICROENTERPRISE; MICROFINANCE;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 55949135167     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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