Building inclusive financial systems : a framework for financial access / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar, Robert E. Litan, editors.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: World Bank/IMF/Brookings emerging markets seriesPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2007.Description: vii, 198 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780815708391 (pbk.)
0815708394 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

332.109172/4 22

LOC classification:

HG195 .B84 2007

Contents:

1. Introduction / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar, and Robert E. Litan -- 2. Measuring financial access / Anjali Kumar, Mukta Joshi, Loraine Ronchi, and Konstantinos Tzioumis -- 3. Why does access matter? Impact on growth and poverty / Xavier Gine -- 4. Microfinance institutions and financial access: the double bottom line / Stephen Peachey -- 5. Commercial banks and financial access / Ajai Nair and J. D. von Pischke -- 6. Financial infrastructure and financial access / David Porteous -- 7. Government policies to expand financial access / Michael S. Barr -- 8. Conclusion / Michael S. Barr, Anjali Kumar and Robert E. Litan.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	University of Macedonia Library Βιβλιοστάσιο Α (Stack Room A)	Main Collection	HG195.B84 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0013106278

"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."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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