A comparative review of major types of rural microfinance institutions in developing countries

Agricultural Finance Review

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-213

  Zeller, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Financial sustainability; Microfinance institutions; Outreach; Rural development; Rural finance; Savings and credit cooperatives; Solidarity group lending; Village banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859201772     PISSN: 00021466     EISSN: 20416326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00214660680001187     Document Type: Article

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