The inspiring growth of the microfinance industry, not least in Asia, has been seen to emerge as a major force … supporting poverty alleviation. This paper analyzes the microfinance industry in two developing Asian countries, from the … establishment of an effective microfinance framework in the two countries, and attempts to uncover and explain the underlying …

This paper is concerned with the recent history of microfinance, both for itself and as a case study of the evolution … applauded the successes of microfinance in expanding financial market opportunities; and a political economy critique that … India, before turning to the potential for a more inductive and plural account. A more plural history of microfinance …