the group- and the individual-based micro-lending contracts. The success of group lending has been attributed to the ability of the lender to alleviate asymmetric information problems. The existing theoretical literature offers a number of explanations for this phenomenon including the building...

Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft steht Sezessionsbestrebungen zur Aufspaltung bestehender Staaten gew?hnlich ablehnend gegen?ber. Gleichzeitig wendet sie in vielen L?ndern Instrumente der Entwicklungspolitik an und greift so auch in den dortigen politischen Prozess ein. Untersucht wird,...

Auditor's tax deeds, which convey legal ownership of property from the county auditor to the county, were one step in the process of foreclosure for delinquent taxes. These deeds recite the amount of tax due for which the property was sold, the year in which it was assessed, the day and year of...