The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Beisland, Leif Atle ^a   Mersland, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability; Microcredit; Microfinance; ROSCA; Savings; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; MICROFINANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

UGANDA;

EID: 84855559992     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1720     Document Type: Article

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