@article{fdi:010071228,
  title = {{D}oing good by doing well ? {M}icrofinance, self-regulation and borrowers' over-indebtedness in the {D}ominican {R}epublic},
  author = {{A}fonso, {J}. {S}. and {M}orvant-{R}oux, {S}. and {G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {F}orcella, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {D}ominican {R}epublic's microfinance sector is considered to be a solid market where over-indebtedness prevention best practices are widely and successfully implemented. {R}elying on qualitative data collection tools and analysis, we identify these best practices' as self-regulation mechanisms, and we show how they fail to fully fulfil their goals in the {D}ominican market. {W}hile financial exclusion supports the idea of a sizable microcredit market, we argue that the focus on growth and high competition strongly jeopardizes the positive social outcomes of microcredit, and that only a paradigm shift within the sector will really change the present situation.},
  keywords = {{D}ominican {R}epublic ; financial practices ; microfinance ; over-indebtedness ; prevention ; self-regulation ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DOMINICAINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nternational {D}evelopment},
  volume = {29},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {919--935},
  ISSN = {0954-1748},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1002/jid.3244},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071228},
}