Global Politics of Microfinancing Poverty in Asia: The Case of Bangladesh Unpacked

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 544-563

  Weber, Heloise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; CGAP; development; inequality; market society; microcredit; microfinance; neoliberal politics; poverty; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919698746     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2014.963508     Document Type: Article

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