UID:
almafu_9958095819102883
Format:
xv, 246 pages :
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color illustrations ;
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24 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-19146-9
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9786611191467
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0-8213-7292-0
Series Statement:
A World Bank policy research report
Content:
Access to financial services varies sharply around the world. In many developing countries less than half the population has an account with a financial institution, and in most of Africa less than one in five households do. Lack of access to finance is often the critical mechanism for generating persistent income inequality, as well as slower growth. Finance for All?: Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access documents the extent of financial exclusion around the world; addresses the importance of access to financial services for growth, equity and poverty reduction; and discusses policy inte
Note:
Statement of responsibility from p. xiii.
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Contents; Foreword; The Report Team; Abbreviations; Overview and Summary; Boxes; Figures; 1. Access to Finance and Development: Theory and Measurement; 2. Firms' Access to Finance: Entry, Growth, and Productivity; 3. Household Access to Finance: Poverty Alleviation and Risk Mitigation; 4. Government's Role in Facilitating Access; Data Appendix; References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7291-2
Language:
English
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7291-3
