Monday, November 22, 2004
[IWS] ADB: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America [19 November 2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADBI Discussion Paper 15
Great Expectations: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America [19 November 2004]
http://www.adbi.org/discussion-paper/2004/11/19/817.microfinance.poverty.asia.latin/
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are seen often by aid practitioners as an obvious means of improving the position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of MFIs. In particular several studies have raised doubts about the effectiveness of MFIs in reaching the 'core poor.'
This paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former have been carried out more 'rigorously', but in both regions the evidence that microfinance is reaching the core poor is very limited.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADBI Discussion Paper 15
Great Expectations: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America [19 November 2004]
http://www.adbi.org/discussion-paper/2004/11/19/817.microfinance.poverty.asia.latin/
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are seen often by aid practitioners as an obvious means of improving the position of the poor. Despite this widely held view, detailed research studies have been much more guarded about the impact of MFIs. In particular several studies have raised doubts about the effectiveness of MFIs in reaching the 'core poor.'
This paper surveys the evidence from Asia and Latin America and contrasts experiences in the two regions. Studies on the former have been carried out more 'rigorously', but in both regions the evidence that microfinance is reaching the core poor is very limited.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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