The microfinance revolution

This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Marguerite S
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
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Table of Contents:
  • Incluye glosario. Contenido: v.1. Sustainable finance for the poor
  • v.2. Lessons from Indonesia
  • v.3. The emerging industry. En Biblioteca: v. 2
  • Foreword / Ira W. Lieberman
  • Introduction / Ali Wardhana
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Pt. 3. Commercial microfinance in Indonesia
  • 8. An introduction to Indonesia
  • 9. Rural development and rural financial institutions in Indonesia
  • 10. Where the microfinance revolution began: Bank Dagang Bali
  • 11. How to fail in financing the poor: Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desa System, 1970-83
  • 12. Success in microlending: the KUPEDES credit program, 1984-96
  • 13. Mobilizing massive savings: Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desas, 1984-96
  • 14. Institutional development for large-scale sustainable microfinance: the transformation of the Unit Desas, 1984-96
  • 15. Commercial microfinance in Indonesia: stability in crisis, 1997-98
  • Appendix Rupiah-U.S. dollar exchange rates, consumer prices, and performance of Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desa System, December 1996-December 2000
  • Table of contents for The Microfinance Revolution, volume 1: Sustainable finance for the poor
  • Glossary and acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Boxes
  • Map