01327nam a22002057a 450000500170000001000150001702000260003203500130005803700130007108200080008410000200009224501000011226000400021227000830025230000260033550000510036150506190041265000420103165000480107320150602110835.0 aENG-112743 a9789351500421c995.00 aEN-96275 bDBAD/PUB a332 aNayak, Binod B. aThe synergy of microfinance : cby Binod B. Nayakbfighting poverty by moving beyond credit /  aNew Delhi bSage Publicationsc2015 aB-1/1-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road, bNew Delhi e110044 axviii,349p.c23cm(Hb) aIncludes bibliographical references and index  aPrologue -- Introduction -- On poverty : who are the poor? : why poverty persists? -- Borrowing and saving : a critique -- How small loans can make a big difference : the birth of microcredit and its evolution into microfinance and beyond -- Microcredit : anatomy of an instrument that revolutionized -- Lending -- Microsavings : voluntary savings for the poor -- Microinsurance -- Microleasing : improving access to tools and technology -- Remittances, payment systems and microfinance -- Complementary non-financial services -- Critiquing microfinance -- The synergy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. a Microfinance zDeveloping countries. aPoor xServices for zDeveloping countries.