Microfinance interest rates and client returns

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-574

  Harper, Malcolm ^a  

^a Old Farm House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farming; Investment returns; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FARMING SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; INVESTMENT; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROFINANCE; RURAL FINANCE;

EID: 84866335832     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2012.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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