{"product_id":"why-doesnt-microfinance-work","title":"Why Doesn't Microfinance Work?","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its emergence in the 1970s, microfinance has risen to become one of the most high-profile policies to address poverty in developing and transition countries. Beloved of celebrities, royalty, politicians and ‘troubleshooting’ economists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply provocative analysis, Milford Bateman reveals that microfinance doesn’t actually work. In fact, the case for it has been largely built on hype, on egregious half-truths and – latterly – on the greed of those promoting and working in microfinance. Using a multitude of case studies, from India to Cambodia, Bolivia to Uganda, Serbia to Mexico, Bateman demonstrates that microfinance actually constitutes a major barrier to sustainable economic and social development, and thus also to sustainable poverty reduction. \u003ci\u003eWhy Doesn’t Microfinance Work?\u003c\/i\u003e remains the definitive study of what is still one of the key shibboleths of contemporary development thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54223258943832,"sku":"9781786998033","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/why-doesnt-microfinance-work","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}