The New World of Microenterprise Finance: Building Healthy Financial Institutions for the Poor

by Maria Otero

This volume introduces a new direction for microenterprise finance. The editors and contributors argue that one can create sustainable and viable financial institutions that give the poor greater access to financial services. Covering Aisa, Africa, and Latin America, the cases outline successful programs such the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI); BancoSol in Bolivia; the Association of Solidarity Groups in Colombia; and the Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme.

318 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994