{"product_id":"the-future-of-microfinance-paperback","title":"The Future of Microfinance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIra W. Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul DiLeo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTodd A. Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past four decades, microfinance--the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets--has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of financing. Some 200 million people globally now receive support from microfinance institutions, with most of the recipients in the developing world. In the beginning, much of the microfinance industry was managed by non-governmental organizations, but today the majority of these institutions are commercial and regulated by governments, and they provide safe places for the poor to save, as well as offering much-needed capital and other financial services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow out of infancy, the microfinance industry faces major challenges, including its ability to deal with mobile banking and other technology and concerns that some markets are now over-saturated with microfinance. How the industry deals with these and other challenges will determine whether it will continue to grow or will be subsumed within the larger global financial sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on the results of a workshop at Lehigh University among thirty-four leaders in the industry. The editors, working with contributions from more than a dozen leading authorities in the field, tell the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of hundreds of millions of people, and they address key questions about how it can continue to meet those needs in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past four decades, microfinance--the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets--has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of financing. Some 200 million people globally now receive support from microfinance institutions, with most of the recipients in the developing world. In the beginning, much of the microfinance industry was managed by nongovernmental organizations. Today the majority of these institutions are commercial and regulated by governments, providing safe places for the poor to save and offering much-needed capital and other financial services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow out of infancy, the microfinance industry faces major challenges, including mobile banking and other technology, as well as concerns that some markets are oversaturated with microfinance. How the industry confronts these challenges will determine whether it will continue to grow or will be subsumed within the larger global financial sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Microfinance\u003c\/i\u003e, working with contributions from more than a dozen leading authorities in the field, tell the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of hundreds of millions of people, and how it can continue to meet those needs in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIra W. Lieberman\u003c\/b\u003e was the founding director of the CGAP Secretariat, the de facto secretariat for the microfinance sector globally. He has continued to work on and write about microfinance over the past twenty-five years. He is also author of \u003ci\u003eIn Good Times Prepare for Crisis: From the Great Depression to the Great Recession; Sovereign Debt Crises and Their Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Brookings, 2018).\u003cb\u003ePaul DiLeo\u003c\/b\u003e is a managing director of Grassroots Capital Management.\u003cb\u003eTodd A. Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of economics and executive director of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise at Lehigh University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Microfinance\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of the book \u003ci\u003eMoving Beyond Storytelling: Emerging Research in Microfinance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eAnna Kanze\u003c\/b\u003e is a managing director of Grassroots Capital Management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 491\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130427576455,"sku":"9780815737636","price":95.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/24da8c9ef13cef484ee3bd931ca48a05.webp?v=1732610719","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-future-of-microfinance-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}