Depth of outreach and financial sustainability of microfinance institutions

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 3421-3433

  Quayes, Shakil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth of outreach; Financial sustainability; Microfinance institution

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MICROFINANCE; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 80051956720     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.577016     Document Type: Article

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