Are microcredit participants in Bangladesh trapped in poverty and debt ?
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- Shahidur R. Khandker & Hussain A. Samad, 2014. "Are Microcredit Participants in Bangladesh Trapped in Poverty and Debt?," Working Papers 24, Institute of Microfinance (InM).
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Rural Poverty Reduction; Debt Markets; Banks&Banking Reform; Poverty Monitoring&Analysis;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2013-04-20 (Development)
- NEP-MFD-2013-04-20 (Microfinance)
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