Microcredit: A Cautionary Tale.
The writer conducts a critical appraisal of the often inflated reputation of microcredit as a triumphant neoliberal “solution” to the complex historical causes of poverty and underdevelopment. He posits some challenges to microfinance advocates' claims that these schemes offer a long-term means of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Contemporary Asia Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 78 - 87 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2005
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