Emerging Challenges and Innovations in Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Description

The book is a contemporary compilation of important research in the area of microfinance and financial inclusion. It explores a plurality of views and experiences from different parts of the world while linking a variety of international research backgrounds. Accordingly the book will fill a gap in providing a carefully curated cross-sectorial selection of topics relevant to the development finance research community primarily but also industry practitioners who are interested in keeping abreast of developing research. Benefits in this regard also include being able to provide a platform to less established researchers offering them a voice in published form. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix The Microfinance Alphabet (Marek Hudon, Marc Labie, Ariane Szafarz)....Pages 1-11 Addressing Climate Change with Microfinance Plus: Experiences in Cattle and Coffee Regions of Nicaragua (Johan Bastiaensen, Milagros Romero, Frédéric Huybrechs)....Pages 13-37 Remittances: Loan Funds for a Rural Economy? Evidence from the Kayes District (Western Mali) (Michel Namé, Philippe Lebailly)....Pages 39-59 Islamic Microfinance: Exploring the Experience of Akhuwat in Promoting Qard Hasan in Pakistan (Joana Silva Afonso, Ajaz Ahmed Khan)....Pages 61-83 Relationship Lending in Microfinance: Do Women Benefit As Much As Men? (Mathilde Bauwin)....Pages 85-122 What Happens When Microfinance Programmes Are Withdrawn? A Conceptual Framework for Analysing Causal Effects (Nargiza Alimukhamedova)....Pages 123-147 Good Customer Service Versus Bad Regulation (Mark Hannam)....Pages 149-161 Reframing Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Research: Case Studies and Synthesis (James Copestake)....Pages 163-173 Back Matter ....Pages 175-179