The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">Microfinance and Economic Development</li><li class="bullet">Indian Microfinance and the Impact of Commercialization</li><li class="bullet">Minsky's ¡°Financial Instability¡± Hypothesis</li><li class="bullet">Data and Econometric Methodology</li><li class="bullet">Results and Policy Implications</li><li class="bullet">Conclusions</li><li class="bullet">References</li></ul><p> <form name="frmAbs" action="" style="visibility:hidden;"> <input name="href" value="/doi/abs/10.1142/9781783262991_0003" type="hidden"> <input name="title" value="Endogenous Fragility in Microfinance: Evidence from India)" type="hidden"> <input name="doi" value="10.1142/9781783262991_0003" checked="checked" type="checkbox">

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">Fundamental Concepts</li><li class="bullet">The Cooperative Solution</li><li class="bullet">Community-created Brand Value</li><li class="bullet">Collective Action and Common Assets</li><li class="bullet">Cooperative, Employee-owned Organizations: Beyond Capital Accumulation</li><li class="bullet">Common Resources, Common Purposes: Managing Coordination</li><li class="bullet">Conclusions</li><li...</li></ul>

In this volume, the Author have turned their attentions to the descriptive and normative theories of microfinance as well as providing some empirical evidence with which to examine their characteristics. As we have seen, much of the extant research has focused on the purpose, structure, and...