Can microfinance work? : how to improve its ethical balance and effectiveness

Can microfinance work? : how to improve its ethical balance and effectiveness / Lesley Sherratt.

'Can Microfinance Work?' presents a thorough-going and nuanced ethical assessment of the microfinance industry, drawing on the author's expertise in the fields of finance and applied ethics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sherratt, Lesley (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Microfinance.
Financial institutions > Moral and ethical aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Financial institutions > Moral and ethical aspects
Microfinance
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Empirics; 1. The Double-Edged Sword: The Microfinance Model and the Moral Hazards Inherent within It; 2. Poverty's Panacea, or Snake Oil Salesmen: Does Microfinance Work?; Part II Microethics: The Practices of Microfinance; 3. From Empowerment to Exploitation: MFIs and Their Borrowers; 4. From Solidarity to Coercion: The Dynamics of Group Liability; 5. The Dog Not Barking: A Duty of Care in Microfinance; Part III Macroethics: The Industry of Microfinance.
  • 6. Silenced Stories: The Distribution of Benefits & Burdens within Microfinance7. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Microfinance and the Informal Economy; 8. The Macro Impact of Microfinance; Part IV Making Microfinance More Ethical; 9. Keeping the Good, Eliminating the Bad, Transforming the Ugly: How to Practice Microfinance Ethically; 10. Wider Lessons: What We Can Learn from Microfinance for Antipoverty Development Efforts; Bibliography; Index.

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