The choice of Microfinance (MF) by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as the primary means of poverty alleviation …. Instead, the attempt to rely on randomized controlled trials is serving to distract. Microfinance ; Grameen bank ; poverty … to take a fresh look and start from first principles to clear the air. Microfinance is micro finance---it is finance writ …

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the …