Conversations and Empirical Evidence in Microfinance

Microfinance is regarded as a lynchpin in private sector solutions to a host of complex social challenges, from child labor, education, and women's rights, through to sustainable local economic development. The principle of self-help through capital accumulation in the US inner city looks similar to that of a Peruvian slum, and as practice has grown, so has the research. Conversations and Empirical Evidence in Microfinance is a curated conversation from a comprehensive review of the published literature, and is supported by theory and evidence from a wide range of disciplines such as philosophy, finance, public policy, and entrepreneurship. <br> <b>Contents:</b> <ul> <li>The Extant Theoretical and Empirical Literature in Microfinance <i>(Phillip H Phan)</i></li> <li>Microfinance as Cooperation between Private Property and Collective Action to Reconnect Consumption and Societal Development <i>(Bernard Paranque)</i></li> <li>Endogenous Fragility in Microfinance: Evidence from India <i>(C¨¦line Gimet and Thomas Lagoarde-Segot)</i></li> <li>The Microfinance Investment Horizon: Navigating between Social Mission and Profit Making <i>(Hilda Eitzen)</i></li> </ul> <br> <b>Readership:</b> Graduate students and researchers in the field of microfinance.