Microfinance Institutions: Financial and Social Performance

✍ Scribed by Roy Mersland, R. Øystein Strøm (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 318
Series: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Microfinance Financial and Social Performance: An Introduction....Pages 1-11
Measuring Microfinance Performance....Pages 12-30
What Does MFIs’ Cash Flow Analysis Reveal?....Pages 31-52
Determinants of Performance in the Microfinance Industry: The Role of Culture....Pages 53-78
Does Financial Globalization Affect Microfinance Mission Drift?....Pages 79-98
Sustainability and Mission Drift: Do Microfinance Institutions in Vietnam Reach the Poor?....Pages 99-118
The Impact of the 2010 Andhra Pradesh Crisis on the Operational Efficiency of Indian Microfinance Institutions....Pages 119-138
Impact of Regulation on the Cost Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh....Pages 139-161
The Social Function of Asset Classes in Microfinance....Pages 162-186
Defining Social Collateral in Microfinance Group Lending....Pages 187-207
Competition in Microfinance: Does It Affect Performance, Portfolio Quality, and Capitalization?....Pages 208-226
The Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia: A DEA Approach....Pages 227-243
Financial Sustainability and Outreach of MFIs in Ethiopia: Does Ownership Form Matter?....Pages 244-270
Microbank Regulation and Earnings Quality: A Global Survey....Pages 271-293
Back Matter....Pages 294-300

✦ Subjects

International Business; Banking; Microeconomics

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