| Description |
ix, 283 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index. |
| Contents |
The portfolios of the poor -- The daily grind -- Dealing with risk -- Building blocks : creating usefully large sums -- The price of money -- Rethinking microfinance : the Grameen II diaries -- Better portfolios -- Appendix 1: The story behind the portfolios -- Appendix 2: A selection of portfolios. |
| Summary |
The authors report on the yearlong "financial diaries" of villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa--records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. --from publisher description. |
| Subject |
Poor.
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Poor. |
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Microfinance.
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Microfinance. |
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Home economics -- Accounting.
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Home economics -- Accounting. |
| Added Author |
Collins, Daryl.
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| ISBN |
9780691141480 acid-free paper |
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0691141487 acid-free paper |
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9780691148199 |
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