Do financial institutions have a role in assisting the poor?

Strategic Issues in Microfinance

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 11-26

  Gonzalezr Vega, Claudio ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85078993176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780429436574-2     Document Type: Chapter

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