This paper develops and tests a proposed methodology that puts forward a new integrated method for evaluating the performance of development finance institutions. This methodology applies assessment criteria that take into account both the social objective that the development finance...

This paper develops and tests a proposed methodology that puts forward a new integrated method for evaluating the performance of development finance institutions. This methodology applies assessment criteria that take into account both the social objective that the development finance...

This paper develops and tests a proposed methodology that puts forward a new integrated method for evaluating the performance of development finance institutions. This methodology applies assessment criteria that take into account both the social objective that the development finance...

Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Glossary of Notation -- Introduction -- What Is the Subsidy Dependence Index? -- What Is Net Present Cost to Society? -- Is the Subsidy Dependence Index Redundant? -- What Does the Rest of the Monograph Cover? -- 1. Why...

The term "development finance institutions" (DFI) encompasses no only government development banks, but also nongovernmental micro-finance organizations, that match grants to attempt to promote community development, decentralization of power, and local empowerment. Measures of the social cost...