01980nam a2200205Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004300028020001500071020001800086020001800104245010300122260004500225300003100270520092400301650002401225730002601249856020801275856020801483856008301691000000377620251012174605.0  020129s2002    dcu     o    i001 0 eng d  a0821349538  a9780821349533  z978082134953314aThe Microfinance Revolution:h[electronic resource]bLessons from IndonesiacMarguerite Robinson.   aWashington, D.C.bThe World Bankc2002.   a1 online resource (520 p.)3 aThis book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which th e microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on the future path of microfinance; a coherent theory about microfinance--why it works when so many other development interventions fail; detail on a number of important microfinance topics--such as informal moneylending and savings; an important study on, and lessons from Indonesia, with detailed analysis of Bank Rakyat Indonesia; and, brief studies of many other microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 0aFinancial literacy.0 aWorld Bank e-Library.4 iInput this URL in a browser to get JPEG cover art data.qJPEGuhttp://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0821349538:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=03cover art 4 iInput this URL in a browser to get JPEG cover art data.qJPEGuhttp://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=0821349538:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=03cover art 403World Bank e-Libraryuhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821349533