Full Description
The book is a contemporary compilation of important research in the area of microfinance and financial inclusion. It explores a plurality of views and experiences from different parts of the world while linking a variety of international research backgrounds. Accordingly the book will fill a gap in providing a carefully curated cross-sectorial selection of topics relevant to the development finance research community primarily but also industry practitioners who are interested in keeping abreast of developing research. Benefits in this regard also include being able to provide a platform to less established researchers offering them a voice in published form.
Contents
1. The Microfinance Alphabet- Marek Hudon, Marc Labie and Ariane Szafarz.- 2. Addressing climate change with Microfinance Plus: experiences in cattle and coffee regions of Nicaragua- Johan Bastiaensen, Milagros Romero and Frédéric Huybrechs.- 3. Remittances: loan funds for a rural economy? Evidence from the Kayes District (Western Mali)- Michel Namé and Philippe Lebailly.- 4. Islamic Microfinance: exploring the experience of Akhuwat in promoting Qard Hasan in Pakistan- Joana Silva Afonso and Ajaz Ahmed Khan.- 5. Relationship lending in microfinance: do women benefit as much as men?- Mathilde Bauwin.- 6. What happens when microfinance programmes are withdrawn? A conceptual framework for analysing causal effects- Nargiza Alimukhamedova.- 7. Good Customer Service versus Bad Regulation- Mark Hannam.- 8. Reframing microfinance and financial inclusion research: case studies and synthesis- James Copestake.
