Microfinance And Poverty Reduction In Ghana: Evidence From Policy Beneficiaries
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Keywords
Microfinance; Poverty Reduction; Impact Assessment; Ghana;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- 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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