The financialization of micro-credit

Development and Change

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 473-499

  Aitken, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION;

EID: 84877883309     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12027     Document Type: Article

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