Microfinance and poverty alleviation : case studies from Asia and the Pacific / edited by Joe Remenyi and Benjamin Quiñones, Jr. - xxvi, 293 pages ; 24 cm. - Global development and the environment . - Global development and the environment. .

Copyright held by the Asia-Pacific Development Council.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Financing a Revolution: An Overview of the Microfinance Challenge in Asia-Pacific -- Is there a 'State of the Art' in Microfinance? -- Bangladesh: The Pioneering Country -- Microfinance in India: Adjusting to Economic Liberalization -- Microfinance in Nepal: Coping with Dispersed Markets -- Microfinance in Sri Lanka: The Importance of Adapting to Local Conditions -- Microfinance in Indonesia: Experiments in Linkages and Policy Reform -- Microfinance in Malaysia: Aiming at Success -- Microfinance in the Philippines: Battling the System -- Microfinance in the Pacific Islands: Adjusting to Aid Dependence and the Dutch Disease -- Microfinance For and By the Poor: Lessons from Experience -- Bibliography -- References -- Further Reading -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Microfinance--Asia--Case studies
Microfinance--Pacific Area--Case studies
Poverty--Asia--Case studies
Poverty--Pacific Area--Case studies

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