Capitalizing on women's social capital? Women-targeted microfinance in Bolivia

Development and Change

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 495-515

  Maclean, Kate ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME; MICROFINANCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VILLAGE; WOMENS STATUS;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 77955042428     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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