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Building inclusive financial systems a framework for financial access
Title
Building inclusive financial systems [electronic resource] : a framework for financial access / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar, Robert E. Litan, editors.
ISBN
9780815708391 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815708394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.
Physical Description
vii, 198 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale Community.
Notes
"This book is based on the seventh annual financial markets and development conference held May 30-31, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The conference was cosponsored by the World Bank Group and Brookings Institution."
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Summary
"Addresses the challenges of making financial systems more inclusive, emulating successful ventures in new markets, and utilizing technologies and government policies to support the expansion of financial access. Examines many dimensions of financial access, including measuring financial access, understanding the impact of expanded access, and examining alternative institutional models"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2008
Series
Emerging markets series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Robert E. Litan
Measuring financial access / Anjali Kumar, Mukta Joshi, Loraine Ronchi, and Konstantinos Tzioumis
Why does access matter? Impact on growth and poverty / Xavier Gine
Microfinance institutions and financial access: the double bottom line / Stephen Peachey
Commercial banks and financial access / Ajai Nair and J. D. von Pischke
Financial infrastructure and financial access / David Porteous
Government policies to expand financial access / Michael S. Barr
Conclusion / Michael S. Barr and Anjali Kumar.
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