A major accomplishment of development finance in recent years has been the expansion of the supply offmancial services for the poor. Little information exists, however, about the extent to which microfmance actually reaches the poor. This study analyzed a sample of clients served by five microfinance organizations in Bolivia. The data revealed that these organizations reach many rural and urban poor, but not the poorest of the poor. Group-based lenders reach a somewhat poorer clientele than those organizations making individual loans. The individual lenders, however, seem to be able to better adjust loan sizes to fit the creditworthiness of the client. Therefore, individual lenders appear to face fewer constraints in increasing loan sizes i...
Despite uncertainty about whether or not microenterprises (MEs) contribute to economic growth, it is...
This paper analyzes repayment determinants for loans from Caja Los Andes, a Bolivian mi- crolender....
Poverty is one of the most urgent problems on the international stage today. Although many strategie...
A major accomplishment of development finance in recent years has been the expansion of the supply o...
A major accomplishment of development finance in recent years has been the expansion of the supply o...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
We construct a theoretical framework that puts the social worth of a microfinance organization (MFO)...
Both in its institutional range and in its penetration of financial markets, the microfinance sector...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
We construct a theoretical framework that puts the social worth of a microfinance organization (MFO)...
Bolivia has the most advanced microfinance sector in Latin America and has been a model worldwide. A...
Bolivia has the most advanced microfinance sector in Latin America and has been a model worldwide. A...
Microfinance is often seen as an effective tool to reach the poor, yet there is a paucity of studies...
In the international context, and particularly in Bolivia, microfinance and microcredit have been th...
Despite uncertainty about whether or not microenterprises (MEs) contribute to economic growth, it is...
This paper analyzes repayment determinants for loans from Caja Los Andes, a Bolivian mi- crolender....
Poverty is one of the most urgent problems on the international stage today. Although many strategie...
A major accomplishment of development finance in recent years has been the expansion of the supply o...
A major accomplishment of development finance in recent years has been the expansion of the supply o...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
We construct a theoretical framework that puts the social worth of a microfinance organization (MFO)...
Both in its institutional range and in its penetration of financial markets, the microfinance sector...
This paper presents and interprets descriptive statistics generated from data obtained in a survey o...
We construct a theoretical framework that puts the social worth of a microfinance organization (MFO)...
Bolivia has the most advanced microfinance sector in Latin America and has been a model worldwide. A...
Bolivia has the most advanced microfinance sector in Latin America and has been a model worldwide. A...
Microfinance is often seen as an effective tool to reach the poor, yet there is a paucity of studies...
In the international context, and particularly in Bolivia, microfinance and microcredit have been th...
Despite uncertainty about whether or not microenterprises (MEs) contribute to economic growth, it is...
This paper analyzes repayment determinants for loans from Caja Los Andes, a Bolivian mi- crolender....
Poverty is one of the most urgent problems on the international stage today. Although many strategie...