Microfinance in Asia / Christopher Gan, Lincoln University, New Zealand, Gilbert V. Nartea, University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gan, Christopher, author.

Nartea, Gilbert V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfinance--Asia.

Microfinance.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xvii, 371 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2017]

Summary:

Lack of credit access is severe in low income and poor families that are normally considered to have fewer opportunities to borrow from banks due to insufficient valuable assets for collateral. These low-income households face limited opportunity to acquire new technology and working capital for agricultural production and thus tend to fall behind. As a result, providing access to finance to low-income rural households has been considered an important component of any rural development strategy. Microfinance programmes, in particular, have been gradually embedded in national strategies of many developing countries as they are poverty-focused. They aim to facilitate the access to financial services such as credit for the poor who are usually disadvantaged in terms of access to conventional financial services from formal financial institutions. The objective of this book is to provide an overview of microfinance programmes in Asia focusing in particular on the determinants of the accessibility of rural households to microcredit. The book studies seven Asian countries such as China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh with two specific case studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 An Overview of Microfinance / Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher, Gilbert V. Nartea Nartea, Gilbert V., Judy Li Xia Xia, Judy Li 1

Chapter 2 Rural Credit Market and Microfinance in Vietnam / Phan Dinh Khoi Khoi, Phan Dinh, Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 23

Chapter 3 Microfinance Institutions in Malaysia / Mohamad D. Revindo Revindo, Mohamad D., Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 47

Chapter 4 Credit Market and Microcredit Services in Rural China / Mohamad D. Revindo Revindo, Mohamad D., Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 93

Chapter 5 Microfinance System in Thailand / Satit Aditto Aditto, Satit 147

Chapter 6 Rural Financial Markets and Credit Delivery System in the Philippines / Salvador P. Catelo Catelo, Salvador P., Maria Angeles O. Catelo Catelo, Maria Angeles O., Ceptryl S. Mina Mina, Ceptryl S. 177

Chapter 7 Islamic Microfinance in Indonesia / Bayu Arie Fianto Fianto, Bayu Arie, Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 227

Chapter 8 Microfinance Market in Bangladesh / Mohammad Monirul Hasan Hasan, Mohammad Monirul, Mohammad Abdul Malek Malek, Mohammad Abdul 271

Chapter 9 Conclusions / Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher, Gilbert V. Nartea Nartea, Gilbert V., Judy Li Xia Xia, Judy Li 307

Chapter 10 Accessibility and Impact of Rural Credit Cooperatives Microcredit Programmes to Rural Households: A Case Study from Hubei Province, China / Mohamad D. Revindo Revindo, Mohamad D., Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 319

Chapter 11 Rural Microfinance Banking Viability and Outreach: A Case of Bank Rakyat Indonesia / Mohamad D. Revindo Revindo, Mohamad D., Christopher Gan Gan, Christopher 337.

ISBN:

9789813147942

9813147946

OCLC:

961098408