The Microfinance Revolution: Volume 2. Lessons from Indonesia
By Marguerite Robinson. 2002
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This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on the future path of microfinance; a coherent theory about microfinance--why it works when so many other development interventions fail; detail on a number of important microfinance topics--such as informal moneylending and savings; an important study on, and lessons from Indonesia, with detailed analysis of Bank Rakyat Indonesia; and, brief studies of many other microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics
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- The Unbanked (2008, unknown): “By 2002 the financial crisis was safely over, though the political scene remained charged (Patten, Rosengard, and Johnston 2001; Robinson 2002).”
- Systematic Review. What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? (2011, background): “…studies that suggest positive social and economic impacts of microcredit (e.g. Pitt and Khandker 1998, Matin and Hulme 2003 on Bangladesh, Patten and Rosengard 1991, Robinson 2002 on Indonesia); others report that microfinance is not always beneficial (Adams and von Pischke 1992, Rogaly 1996).”