Microfinance in Bolivia: Foundation of the growth, outreach and stability of the financial system

The Handbook of Microfinance

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 203-250

  Gonzalez Vega, Claudio ^a   Villafani Ibarnegaray, Marcelo ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971247378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814295666_0010     Document Type: Chapter

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