More than one billion people still live below the poverty line--most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of poor and disadvantaged women and men to not have access to financial products and services, suc…
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Reference -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Who are the financially excluded? Defining, targeting and reaching -- Users are not a homogeneous group -- From demand-sup…
More than one billion people still live below the poverty line--most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of poor and disadvantaged women and men to not have access to financial products and services, suc…
More than one billion people still live below the poverty line--most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of poor and disadvantaged women and men to not have access to financial products and services, suc…
Although the absolute number of poor people in the world has declined significantly in recent decades, poverty reduction continues to be a very important issue. There still are very large numbers of poor people, relative poverty is an increasingly concerning problem, and progres…
This is the first of two volumes examining the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions can be overcome through microeconomic policies. It provides a detailed analysis of this theory and offers policy recommendations for practitioners in this field.
This book expands the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions could be eased by providing loans to microentrepreneurs. This volume provides an analysis of this theory and offers policy recommendations for practitioners in this field.
