Title Politics, poverty, and microfinance : how governments get in the way of helping the poor / Brian Warby

Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 161 pages) Series Globalization and its costs Globalization and its costs. Contents Figures and Tables; Acronyms; Preface; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. What We Know So Far; Chapter Three. A Model of Poverty Reduction; Chapter Four. Looking at the Data; Chapter Five. Microfinance in Brazil: A Case Study; Chapter Six. Is Funding Going Where It Can Do the Most Good?; Chapter Seven. The Future of Microfinance; Bibliography; Index; About the Author Summary This book analyzes the effect that government institutions have on whether or not microfinance contributes to poverty alleviation in the context of Latin America. It concludes that political and economic stability, as well as law and order, have a statistically significant impact on microfinance effectiveness Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Microfinance -- Political aspects Poor -- Government policy -- Developing countries Poverty -- Government policy -- Developing countries Economic development -- Developing countries POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Economic development Poor -- Government policy Poverty -- Government policy Developing countries Form Electronic book LC no. 2021677799 ISBN 9781498517539 1498517536 9781498517539

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