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Imperfect Information, Social Capital and The Poor's Access to Credit

Microfinance institutions gained success through the trust and mutual support of their field workers
van Bastelaer, T., Global Development Network (GDN)
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The Demand for Financial Services by the Rural Poor

Examining the importance of food security in demand for financial services by the poor
Zeller, M., Sharma, M., International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Microfinance and the Empowerment of Women - A Review of the Key Issues

Empowerment cannot be assumed to be an automatic outcome of microfinance programmes for women
Mayoux, L., International Labour Organization (ILO)
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CGAP's Pilot Microfinance Capacity-building Initiative in Africa: What Have We Learned?

Analyzing the rationale, objectives, costs and results of the Pilot Initiative
Helms, B., Isern, J., D'Ambrosio-Vitale, N., CGAP
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Rural Finance and Poverty Alleviation

Does the formal sector have lessons to learn from the informal sector?
Zeller, M., Sharma, M., International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Rural Financial Policies for Food Security of the Poor: Methodologies for a Multi-country Research Project

Identifying policies and institutional arrangements for access to savings and credit systems
Zeller, M., Ahmed, A., Babu, S., Broca, S., Diagne, A., Sharma, M., International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Consumption Credit in Rural Financial Market Development

Do financial institutions limiting services to credit for productive purposes ignore rural clients?
Heidhues, F., Mansholt Graduate School of Social Sciences (MGS)
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ROSCA and ASCRA: Beyond the Financial Landscape

How have ROSCAs and ASCRAs evolved in Africa?
Bouman, F., Mansholt Graduate School of Social Sciences (MGS)