Boosting the Poor's Capacity to Save: A Note on Instalment Plans and their Variants

Stuart Rutherford
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Stuart Rutherford: SafeSave Bangladesh and Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, UK

Chapter 24 in The Handbook of Microfinance, 2011, pp 517-535 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:The Dominance of the Instalment PlanBut the Poor Need to Intermediate, TooThe Instalment Plans of the PoorAdding Value to the Plan: ReliabilityAdding Value to the Plan: FlexibilityAdding Value to the Plan: Using Liquidity to Boost SavingsConclusionsReferencesAppendix: Translation from the Bengali of the P9 Rules ($1=68 Bangladeshi taka)

Keywords: Microfinance; Poverty; Microcredit; Informal Markets; Microsavings; Microinsurance; Social Responsibility; Randomized Impact Evaluations; Ethics; Gender; South Asia; Latin America; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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