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Guérin Isabelle (ed.), Labie M. (ed.), Servet J.M. (ed.). (2015). The crises of microcredit. Londres : Zed Books, 224 p. ISBN 978-1-78360-374-9.

Titre du document
The crises of microcredit
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Ouvrage
Auteurs
Guérin Isabelle (ed.), Labie M., Servet J.M.
Source
Londres : Zed Books, 2015, 224 p. ISBN 978-1-78360-374-9
Microcredit programmes, long considered efficient development tools, now face unprecedented crises in a number of countries. Is this the end of microcredit or rather an essential step in its expansion? Should we stop microcredit altogether or rethink the way it is implemented? Drawing on extensive empirical research conducted in various parts of the world - from Morocco to Senegal to India - this important volume examines the whole chain of microcredit to provide the answers to these questions. In doing so, the authors highlight the diversity of crises, both in intensity and in nature, while also shedding light on a diversity of causes, be it microcredit organizations unprepared for massive growth, saturated local economies or greedy investors and shareholders attracted by profits. Crucially, the authors demonstrate that microcredit is not a monolithic project, and the crises should also be analysed in the light of national histories and policies.
Plan de classement
Développement économique / Aménagement du territoire [095] ; Economie et sociologie rurale [098] ; Société, développement social [106]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F A010075066]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010075066
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