The Gender of Finance and Lessons for Microfinance

Isabelle Guérin

Chapter 27 in The Handbook of Microfinance, 2011, pp 589-612 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe Gender of FinanceWomen-Led Financial CircuitsRoscas: The scopes and limits of female “solidarity” and lessons for group lendingThe gender of saving in kind: Lessons for the mobilisation of savingConclusionReferences

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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