Incluye glosario. Contenido: v.1. Sustainable finance for the poor -- v.2. Lessons from Indonesia -- v.3. The emerging industry. En Biblioteca: v. 2

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Incluye glosario. Contenido: v.1. Sustainable finance for the poor -- v.2. Lessons from Indonesia -- v.3. The emerging industry. En Biblioteca: v. 2

Foreword / Ira W. Lieberman -- Introduction / Ali Wardhana -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Pt. 3. Commercial microfinance in Indonesia -- 8. An introduction to Indonesia -- 9. Rural development and rural financial institutions in Indonesia -- 10. Where the microfinance revolution began: Bank Dagang Bali -- 11. How to fail in financing the poor: Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desa System, 1970-83 -- 12. Success in microlending: the KUPEDES credit program, 1984-96 -- 13. Mobilizing massive savings: Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desas, 1984-96 -- 14. Institutional development for large-scale sustainable microfinance: the transformation of the Unit Desas, 1984-96 -- 15. Commercial microfinance in Indonesia: stability in crisis, 1997-98 -- Appendix Rupiah-U.S. dollar exchange rates, consumer prices, and performance of Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Unit Desa System, December 1996-December 2000 -- Table of contents for The Microfinance Revolution, volume 1: Sustainable finance for the poor -- Glossary and acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- Tables -- Figures -- Boxes -- Map

This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of institutions and of people who have led the development of commercial finance for the poor, and it analyzes the principles on which the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on the future path of microfinance; a coherent theory about microfinance--why it works when so many other development interventions fail; detail on a number of important microfinance topics--such as informal moneylending and savings; an important study on, and lessons from Indonesia, with detailed analysis of Bank Rakyat Indonesia; and, brief studies of many other microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.