, NGOs) for providing sustainable savings deposit and credit services to the rural poor is enormous. Some examples: (a) The … of small farmer groups. With assistance from GTZ, 101 subproject offices have been transformed into autonomous savings … and credit cooperatives (SFCLs), with an astonishing ratio of financial self-sufficiency of 117%. The success of the SFCLs …

measurement of genuine savings and sustainability, the estimation of wealth inequality, recent developments in consumer credit and …"Savings and wealth accumulation are important dimensions of research and policy debates. In the collection of critical … scholars in the area, writing on private and public sector aspects of savings and wealth accumulation. The volume discusses the …