Making markets work for the poor: Rationale and practice

Enterprise Development and Microfinance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-119

  Elliot, David ^a   Gibson, Alan ^a   Hitchins, Rob ^a  

^a Springfield Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Making markets work for the poor; Market systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952510898     PISSN: 17551978     EISSN: 17551986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2008.011     Document Type: Article

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