Bibliograph

The new microfinance handbook, a financial market system perspective, edited by Joanna Ledgerwood, with Julie Earne and Candace Nelson

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Label

The new microfinance handbook, a financial market system perspective, edited by Joanna Ledgerwood, with Julie Earne and Candace Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The new microfinance handbook

Nature of contents

bibliographyhandbooks

Oclc number

761848565

Responsibility statement

edited by Joanna Ledgerwood, with Julie Earne and Candace Nelson

Sub title

a financial market system perspective

Summary

"'The new microfinance handbook' takes a market systems approach to financial inclusion, oriented by client needs. Framing the book with the client as the central element recognizes the emerging awareness that financial needs of the poor are many and are provided by multiple market players beyond the scope of any single institutional form. The book explores the fundamentals of this expanded view through examining client needs (demand), products and providers (supply), and the support systems required to increase financial access to the poor with a focus on operational support, rules and regulations, infrastructure and delivery channels, information, and funding. The objective of the New Microfinance Handbook is to provide a strategic guide to help assess the financial service needs of the poor and to determine how a diversified financial sector can address these needs. 'The new microfinance handbook' takes a different approach from the original 'Microfinance handbook'. Rather than write from the "institutional" perspective (supply driven), this time we consider first and foremost the clients and their needs (demand side) and how the market can better meet their needs. The result is a book which is less of a "how-to" guide but rather a description of financial markets and how they work, or do not work, in serving the needs of the poor<U+0127> and what is needed to improve the market. The book aims to facilitate access to and usage of financial products and services that genuinely meet the many needs of the poor through various sustainable financial service providers"--provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction. -- Part I. Understanding demand and the financial ecosystem. -- Part II. Financial service providers. -- Part III. Financial services and delivery channels. -- Part IV. Institutional management for scale and sustenability. -- Part V. Supporting financial inclusion

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