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...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">The Research in Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Social Collateral and its Relationship to Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Governance Issues in Microfinance</li><li class="bullet">Policy Research on Microfinance Institutions</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_0001" type="hidden"> <input name="title" value="The Extant Theoretical and Empirical Literature in Microfinance)" type="hidden"> <input name="doi" value="10.1142/9781783262991_0001" checked="checked" type="checkbox">

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This prologue to the special issue documents and discusses the current family business research literature on strategy, ownership, governance and the socio-psychological dimension. The articles in this special issue represent theoretical and empirical research using micro and macro databases...