Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kanya D’Almeida UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24, 2011 (IPS) – In response to a pelting critique from academics, economists and grassroots organisers worldwide, the 2011 State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report plans to address the controversies surrounding a development scheme that many believe to have failed. The [...]
The Microfinance Crisis
March 16, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IDN By Dr. Peter Wolff* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint BONN (IDN) – Microfinance has in recent years evolved into a popular instrument of poverty reduction. At the latest since the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank in 2006, even the broad public has been aware that [...]
