Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective (Sustainable Banking with the Poor)
by Joanna Ledgerwood
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Author: Joanna LedgerwoodEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-01
ISBN: 0821343068
Number of pages: 302
Publisher: World Bank Publications
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Summary: 5 Stars
Microfinance Handbook is invaluable for those who wish to avoid polemics. Recent popular literature has tended to paint microfinance as either a cure-all for development woes, or a post-colonial demon. The authors avoid either extreme, instead, concentrating on actual experience. For a balanced and in-depth view this book is invaluable. Instead of a once-over lightly, the book provides detailed information on a wide range of perspectives. One caveat: Economic or business knowledge is needed to understand the book. This is not intended to scare readers away, but if you lack a solid econ background it could be boring and confusing. While I found the book challenging, I learned a tremendous amount about the risks and benefits of microfinance.
Summary of Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective (Sustainable Banking with the Poor)
Microfinance is not simply banking; it is a development tool. It has been estimated that there are 500 million economically active poor people in the world operating microenterprises and small businesses. Most of them do not have access to adequate financial services. The purpose of this Handbook is to bring together in a single source guiding principles and tools that will promote sustainable microfinance and create viable institutions. The Handbook takes a global perspective, drawing on lessons learned from the experiences of microfinance practitioners, donors, and others throughout the world.This volume covers extensively matters pertaining to the regulatory and policy framework and the essential components of institutional capacity building, such as product design, performance measuring and monitoring, and management of microfinance institutions.The handbook has three parts. 'Issues in Microfinance Provision' - Part I, takes a macroeconomic perspective toward general microfinance issues and is primarily nontechnical. 'Designing and Monitoring Financial Products and Services' - Part II, narrows its focus to the provision of financial intermediation, taking a more technical approach and moving progressively toward more specific (or micro) issues. 'Measuring Performance and Managing Viability' - Part III, is the most technical part of the handbook, focusing primarily on assessing the viability of microfinance institutions.Economics Books
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