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245	1	4	_aThe Microfinance Revolution: _h[electronic resource] _bLessons from Indonesia _cMarguerite Robinson.
260			_aWashington, D.C. _bThe World Bank _c2002.
300			_a1 online resource (520 p.)
520	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.
650		0	_aFinancial literacy.
730	0		_aWorld Bank e-Library.
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