Microcredit programmes, long considered efficient development tools,
now face unprecedented crises in a number of countries. Is this the
end of microcredit or rather an essential step in its expansion?
Should we stop microcredit altogether or rethink the way it is
implemented? Drawing on extensive empirical research conducted in
various parts of the world - from Morocco to Senegal to India - this
important volume examines the whole chain of microcredit to provide
the answers to these questions. In doing so, the authors highlight the
diversity of crises, both in intensity and in nature, while also
shedding light on a diversity of causes, be it microcredit
organizations unprepared for massive growth, saturated local economies
or greedy investors and shareholders attracted by profits. Crucially,
the authors demonstrate that microcredit is not a monolithic project,
and the crises should also be analysed in the light of national
histories and policies. An original and necessary intervention in what
has become one of the most contentious topics within the development
world.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781783603770
Publisert
2017
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Zed Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok