Poverty alleviation with microfinance: Bangladesh evidence

Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 11-30

  Habib, Mohshin ^a   Jubb, Christine ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Economic development; Empowerment of women; Microfinance; Poverty alleviation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048407441     PISSN: 2364107X     EISSN: 23641088     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-420-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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