Rural Finance Policies 14 - The scope for policy reforms in rural microfinance

Sharma, Manohar. 2000. Rural Finance Policies 14 - The scope for policy reforms in rural microfinance. Rural Financial Policies for Food Security of the Poor Policy Brief 14. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156423

This brief considers the scope for policy action in seven areas: (1) regulation of microfinance institutions, (2) provision of saving services, (3) product innovation, (4) organizational issues in microfinance, (5) poverty impact of microfinance, (6) agricultural finance, and (7) subsidy and sustainability issues.