The commercialization of microfinance : balancing business and development

摘要: Microfinance has been promoted as having the potential to be a self-sustainable solution poverty, and consequently attracted growing interest among international development professionals. Many of organizations that provide microfinance started NGOs, but there is trend for these transform themselves into regulated, for-profit entities. At same time traditional financial institutions are also entering market. Latin America led way in this process, transformation occurring, at slower pace, other regions world well. Prominent practitioners scholars from variety have come together study phenomenon address key issues related bringing commercial realm. The Commercialization explores trends, presents case studies operating Prepared by ACCION, book will essential reading anyone interested understanding how changing, affects broader processes development.