The future of microfinance / edited by Ira W. Lieberman [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DiLeo, Paul, editor.

Kanze, Anna, editor.

Lieberman, Ira W., 1942- editor.

Watkins, Todd A., editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfinance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2020.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2020]

Summary:

A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry Over the past four decades, microfinance--the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets--has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Information

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Section I: Background

The Growth and Commercial Evolution of Microfinance

Section II: Where We Are Now-What is Needed in the Future

The Changing Face of Microfinance and the Role of Funders: Financing the Future

Fifteen Years of Financing MFIs: From Microcredit to SDG Integration

The Future of Microcredit Depends on Social Investors

Microfinance Industry Concentration and the Role of Large-Scale and Profitable MFIs

The Future of Microfinance as Knowledge Management: The Experience of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Refocusing on Customer Value: Meaningful Inclusions through Positive Partnerships

Understanding the Impact of Microcredit

Section III: The Challenge of Technology and New Product Innovation and Development

Microfinance in the Age of Digital Finance

Vision Statement: Microfinance and Digital Finance

Governance in the Digital Age: Responsible Finance for Digital Inclusion

Product Diversification: Consumer Loans for Education and Housing

Insurance for Development: How Has It Evolved and Where Is It Going?

Section IV: A Geographic Perspective

Asia and the Pacific: Tremendous Progress, but Hundreds of Millions Yet to Serve

Financial Inclusion in India-A Himalayan Feat

Inclusive Financial Development in China

The Future of Microfinance in Africa: Differentiating East and West

Vision Statement: The Future of Microfinance in Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean: The Journey, the Gap, and a Vision of the New Microfinance Revolution

Appendix: What the Data Tell Us

Glossary

Contributors

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 3, 2020).

ISBN:

0-8157-5105-2

0-8157-4325-4

0-8157-3764-5

OCLC:

1155955947