International Trade and Finance Association Working Papers 2007
Is the Future of the Microfinance Movement to be Found on the Internet?Richard W. Coleman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville System Center, San Antonio Download the Paper (PDF format) - August 16, 2007 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: This paper will give a brief description of the microfinance movement and the growing current interest in microfinance/microcredit as a weapon in the fight against global poverty. Then two trends, the development of new sources of capital for the microfinance movement and the advent of social lending on the Internet will be outlined. Finally, the manner in which the intersection of these two trends might impact microfinance/microcredit is considered. This paper was presented at the 17th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association, Miami, Florida, May 16-20, 2007. SUGGESTED CITATION:
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