Women, Microfinance, and Savings: Lessons and Proposals

Rebecca Vonderlack and Mark Schreiner ()
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Rebecca Vonderlack: Washington University in St. Louis

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Abstract: Microfinance—both credit and savings—has potential to improve the well- being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal saving mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services designed to address the development issues that confront women. The proposals call for safe-deposit boxes and for matched savings accounts for health care or education.

Keywords: gender; development; savings incentives; Individual Development Accounts; sexism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O57 N3 D91 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2001-09-02
Note: Type of Document - Adobe Acrobat 3.0; prepared on Windows 98; to print on Adobe Acrobat 3.0; pages: 25; figures: Included in pdf file
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