Transformationsländern befasst, steht im Teilgebiet der Microfinance die Frage im Vordergrund, wie in diesen Ländern der Zugang ärmerer … waren in der Vergangenheit weder Entwicklungsfinanzierung im allgemeinen noch Microfinance im besonderen ein wirklich ernst … Microfinance, Erfolge erzielen ließen, die vorher unvorstellbar waren. Mit einer deutlichen commercial orientation und einer …

in South-East Europe. This strategy consists in creating microfinance banks as greenfield investments, that is, of … microfinance banks operating in several parts of the world. After discussing why financial sector development is a crucial … present the world's largest and most successful network of microfinance banks. This network is a good example of a well …

This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …

. Microfinance programs should strive at preventing such consequences of bounded rationality. …

This paper analyses the welfare effects of microfinance and inflation in developing countries. Therefore, we introduce … microfinance institution induces peer monitoring, which in turn enables entrepreneurship. Our main result is that there exists an … inflation threshold beyond which entrepreneurship collapses. We show that inflation affects the impact of microfinance on social …

is currently the largest and fastest growing microfinance program in the developing world, has been aggressively promoted …

Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women …