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Author:   Malcolm Harper
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781853395635

ISBN 10:   1853395633
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 December 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Prelims (Contents, Acknowledgements, Introduction) 1. 'New paradigm microfinance' - what is it? 2. Introduction to financial accounts and analysis 3. Field visits to microbusinesses 4. Rates of return and the cost of money 5. Visit to microfinance groups 6. Financial analysis of a microfinance institution 7. Planning for MFI profitability 8. Marketing microfinance 9. Men and women as clients for microfinance 10. Arrears and defaults - definition and measurement 11. 'Graduation' and individual loans 12. Individual versus group lending - the pros and cons of each 13. Bangladesh Grameen groups or self-help on-lending groups? 14. Subsidies - when and how? 15. Commercial banks and microfinance 16. The need for microsavings services 17. Micro-insurance 18. MFI staffing - recruitment and motivation 19. Management information systems - selection and design 20. Measuring the impact of microfinance 21. The 'downside' of microfinance 22. Regulation and supervision - by whom and how? Back Matter (Resources, Index)

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Malcolm Harper taught at Cranfield School of Management until 1995, and since then has worked mainly in India. He has published on enterprise development and microfinance. He was Chairman of Basix Finance from 1996 until 2006, and is Chairman of M-CRIL, the microfinance credit rating agency.

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