Table of Contents
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
Notes on Contributors ix
1 Dilemmas and Directions in Microfinance Research Ronny Manos Jean-Pierre Gneyie Jacob Yawn 1
2 Microfinance and Microenterprises' Financing Constraints in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Valentina Hartarska Denis Nadolnyak Thomas McAdams 22
3 Through the Thicket of Credit Impact Assessments Dale W Adams Robert C. Vogel 36
4 Assessing Microfinance: Striking the Balance Between Social Utility and Financial Performance Florent Bédécarrats Cécile Lapenn 62
5 Earnings Quality in the Microfinance Industry Leif Atle Beisland Roy Mersland 83
6 Culture and Governance in Microfinance: Desa Pakraman and Lembaga Perkreditan Desa in Bali Hans Dieter Seibel 107
7 Crowd-Empowered Microfinance Dan Marom 127
8 From a Supply Gap to a Demand Gap? The Risk and Consequences of Over-indebting the Underbanked Jessica Schicks 152
9 Financing Businesses in Africa: The Role of Microfinance Shilpa Aggarwal Leora Klapper Dorothe Singer 178
10 Microcredit and Agriculture: Challenges, Successes and Prospects Richard L. Meyer 199
Author Index 227
Subject Index 232