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Microfinance and Public Policy : Outreach, Performance and Efficiency /

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide a public good; if MFIs create and deepen markets where none existed before, there may be a case for public support. This book is based on a study of 45 MFIs, and applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to show that MFIs form clusters in terms of social a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Balkenhol, Bernd (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series.
Subjects:
Economics.
Finance, general.
Labor Economics.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Public Policy.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice.
Finance.
Labor economics.
Macroeconomics.
Political planning.
Welfare economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide a public good; if MFIs create and deepen markets where none existed before, there may be a case for public support. This book is based on a study of 45 MFIs, and applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to show that MFIs form clusters in terms of social and financial performance.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXIII, 263 pages)
ISBN:9780230300026
DOI:10.1057/9780230300026