Microfinance and Moneylender Interest Rate: Evidence from Bangladesh

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1181-1189

  Mallick, Debdulal ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Informal sector; Interest rate; Microfinance; Moneylender; South Asia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INFORMAL SECTOR; INTEREST RATE; MICROFINANCE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84860342590     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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