Profit empowerment: The microfinance institution's mission drift

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 327-355

  Augsburg, Britta ^a   Fouillet, Cyril ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; India; Institutional discipline; Microfinance; Mission drift; Self help group

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; EMPOWERMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MICROFINANCE; PROFITABILITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 77953241339     PISSN: 15691500     EISSN: 15691497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156914910X499732     Document Type: Article

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