Microfinance and the state: exploring areas and structures for collaboration
Abstract
Since the early 1990s, there have been many significant state initiatives in the institutional
and policy spheres to facilitate access to financial services by more poverty-stricken
groups. This article reviews the performance of formal institutional channels of microfinance
and discusses the emergence of new forms of collaboration in the delivery of microfinance
services. However, some persistent issues in regulatory policies and institutional
arrangements need to be dealt with so as to help the state leverage the resources
available for the poor, effectively and in a sustainable manner.
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