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From financial repression to microcredit

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  • Manfred Nitsch
  • Carlos A. Santos

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Liberalization turned out to be not enough to ensure the provision of financial services to the poor, especially small and micro businesses. Special institutions such as Grameen Bank in Bangladesh experimented successfully with credit technologies and governance structures which showed the viability of institutions that are at the same time commercially sustainable and target-group oriented. Recent strategies center on upgrading rotating funds of NGOs, downscaling commercial and development banks and starting from scratch with specialized institutions. JEL Classification: D14; G21; O15; O16.

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  • Manfred Nitsch & Carlos A. Santos, 2001. "From financial repression to microcredit," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 21(4), pages 786-797.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:21:y:2001:i:4:p:786-797:id:1000
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    Keywords

    Financial system; microcredit; institutional building;
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    JEL classification:

    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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