Microlending in emerging economies: Building a new line of inquiry from the ground up

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 718-739

  Bruton, Garry D ^a,b   Khavul, Susanna ^c   Chavez, Helmuth ^d  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d Universidad Francisco Marroquin   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

emerging markets countries economies; entrepreneurship; microlending

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959236385     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.58     Document Type: Article

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