Can credit scoring help attract profit-minded investors to microcredit?

New Partnerships for Innovation in Microfinance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 207-231

  Schreiner, Mark ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82555161847     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-76641-4_12     Document Type: Chapter

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