Overview

This edited collection presents recent developments, practical innovations, and policy reforms in the realm of microfinance in emerging markets. Microfinance has been hotly debated by ever-colliding camps of ardent supporters, who believe that microfinance addresses credit market failures and provides a durable answer to the problem of the poverty, and staunch critics, who argue that lending by microfinance institutions is wasteful, and the interest rates are too high. To bring further insight into this important debate, this book presents comprehensive historical, political, and economic perspectives on the latest issues in microfinance. An impressive array of scholars and practitioners build a framework for thinking about regulation to drive sustainable, inclusive development. With case studies of programs in India, Ghana, and Bangladesh, and examinations of the effects of gender and religion on financial decision-making, this comprehensive collection offers something valuable to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners—anyone with a vested interest in promoting innovation in microfinance.

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Author:   Douglas Cumming ,  Yizhe Dong ,  Wenxuan Hou ,  Binayak Sen
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   3.202kg
ISBN:  

9783319872377

ISBN 10:   3319872370
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   18 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. The End of Imagination? Understanding New Developments in Microfinance; Douglas Cumming, Yizhe Dong, Wenxuan Hou, and Binayak Sen2. The Influence of Formal and Informal Institutions on Microcredit: Financial Inclusion for Micro-Entrepreneurs by Lender Type; Alexander Newman, Susan Schwarz, Daniel Borgia and Wu Wei3. Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Development: Study of Women’s Group Enterprise Development in India; Naveen Kumar K4. Perception of Microfinance Debtors and Loan Officers on the Importance of Entrepreneurial and Business Skills for Loan Repayment Rates; Daniel Agbeko, Vincent Blok, S.W.F. Omta, and G. Van der Velde5. Choice of Finance in an Emerging Market: The Impact of Independent Decisions, Politics, and Religion; Nurhan Davutyan and Belma Öztürkkal6. Managing Everyday Living: Microfinance and Capability; Liong Ing Ling, Jill Wilson, and Lynda Shevellar7. Credit, Microfinance, and Empowerment; Vani S Kulkarni, Md Shafiul Azam, and Raghav Gaiha8. Microfinance Impact Assessment Methodologies: Is it Qualitative, Quantitative, or Both?; Onafowokan O. Oluyombo and Grace O. Iriobe9. What is Islamic Microfinance?; Luqyan Tamanni and Frank Hong Liu10. Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from Bangladesh; Md Aslam Mia

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Douglas Cumming is Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship and Ontario Research Chair at the Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada.  Yizhe Dong is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Finance at University of Aberdeen, UK. Wenxuan Hou is Chair of Corporate Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK. Binayak Sen is Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC, USA. 

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