outreach and poverty impact of such schemes. However, amongst the academic development community there is a recognition that … far surpassed the research capacity to analyze them, so excitement about the use of micro-finance for poverty alleviation … that has been accumulating on the impact of micro finance activities on poverty reduction. In particular we ask what is the …

impact of microfinance activities on poverty reduction. In particular we ask what is the evidence on three specific issues … organizations and countries and in turn a vast number studies have attempted to assess the outreach and poverty impact of such …:– the extent to which microfinance initiatives have made a lasting difference in pulling households out of poverty on a …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are often seen by aid practitioners as a manifestly effective means of improving the … position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of … paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former …

This paper examines whether recently introduced village funds", one of the largest microfinance programs ever …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are often seen by aid practitioners as a manifestly effective means of improving the … position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of … paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are often seen by aid practitioners as a manifestly effective means of improving the … position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of … paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former …

experience in microfinance provision in both Asia and Latin America, but as yet relatively little use of the approach in China … experience and discuss the role of microfinance in poverty reduction in a theoretical framework. Considering the current state of …Microfinance, the provision of small size loans and other financial services to low income households, is often seen as …

This paper examines whether recently introduced "village funds", one of the largest microfinance programs ever …

the impact of different types of microinsurance, and recommends the idea of ‘quasi-insurance’—the provision of insurance …