Why doesn't microfinance work? : the destructive rise of local neoliberalism

Milford Bateman

Since its emergence in the 1970s, microfinance has risen to become one of the most high-profile policies to address poverty in developing and transition countries. It is beloved of rock stars, movie stars, royalty, high-profile politicians and 'troubleshooting' economists. In this provocative and controversial analysis, Milford Bateman reveals that microfinance doesn't actually work. In fact, the case for it has been largely built on hype, on egregious half-truths and - latterly - on the Wall Street-style greed of those promoting and working in microfinance

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Year of publication:	c2010
Authors:	Bateman, Milford
Publisher:	New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan London : Zed Books
Subject:	Mikrofinanzierung \| Microfinance \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Neoliberalismus
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (ix, 262 p.) ill
Series:	New Economics
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-252) and index About the author; Preface; Acronyms; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The rise of microfinance; 3 - Microfinance myths and realities; 4 - Microfinance as poverty trap; 5 - Commercialization: the death of microfinance; 6 - The politics of microfinance; 7 - Alternatives to conventional microfinance; 8 - Conclusion: the need for a new beginning; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
ISBN:	1-282-73863-1 ; 1-84813-333-2 ; 978-1-84813-333-4 ; 978-1-282-73863-8 ; 1-282-73820-8 ; 1-84813-332-4 ; 1-84813-331-6 ; 978-1-84813-332-7 ; 978-1-84813-331-0
Classification:	Entwicklungsökonomie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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