Around the world, a revolution is occurring in finance for low-income people. The microfinance revolution is delivering financial services to the economically a

??? ... Microfinance is the method whereby financial services and credit is made available to the economically active but low income people of developiong count

An accessible analysis of the global expansion of financial markets in poor communities, incorporating the latest thinking and evidence. The microfinance revolu

The last twenty years have seen a transformation in the availability and use of credit among the less prosperous strata of Southeast Asian societies. Drawing on

A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry Over the past four decades, microfinance—the provision of loans, savings, and insuranc