Building inclusive financial systems: a framework for financial access / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar, Robert E. Litan, editors.
2007
HG195 .B84 2007
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Title
Building inclusive financial systems: a framework for financial access / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar, Robert E. Litan, editors.
ISBN
9780815708391 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815708394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815708394 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.
Language
English
Description
vii, 198 p. : ill.
Call Number
HG195 .B84 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
332.109172/4
Summary
"Addresses the challenges of making financial systems more inclusive, emulating successful ventures in new markets, and utilizing technologies and government policies to support the expansion of financial access. Examines many dimensions of financial access, including measuring financial access, understanding the impact of expanded access, and examining alternative institutional models"--Provided by publisher.
Note
"This book is based on the seventh annual financial markets and development conference held May 30-31, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The conference was cosponsored by the World Bank Group and Brookings Institution."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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World Bank.
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International Monetary Fund.
Series
Emerging markets series.
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Robert E. Litan
Measuring financial access / Anjali Kumar, Mukta Joshi, Loraine Ronchi, and Konstantinos Tzioumis
Why does access matter? Impact on growth and poverty / Xavier Gine
Microfinance institutions and financial access: the double bottom line / Stephen Peachey
Commercial banks and financial access / Ajai Nair and J. D. von Pischke
Financial infrastructure and financial access / David Porteous
Government policies to expand financial access / Michael S. Barr
Conclusion / Michael S. Barr and Anjali Kumar.
Measuring financial access / Anjali Kumar, Mukta Joshi, Loraine Ronchi, and Konstantinos Tzioumis
Why does access matter? Impact on growth and poverty / Xavier Gine
Microfinance institutions and financial access: the double bottom line / Stephen Peachey
Commercial banks and financial access / Ajai Nair and J. D. von Pischke
Financial infrastructure and financial access / David Porteous
Government policies to expand financial access / Michael S. Barr
Conclusion / Michael S. Barr and Anjali Kumar.