Microfinance

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Resources on Microfinance at Kresge Business Administration Library

Contents 1 Internet Resources 2 Microfinance Organizations 3 University of Michigan Resources (authentication maybe required for off-campus access) 4 Journals and Key Readings (authentication maybe required for off-campus access) 5 Books at Kresge Library

[edit] Internet Resources

Microfinance Information Exchange

• A database of over 1800 microfinance institutions around the world.
• Search by country,indicators, trends or funding structures.
• View statistics on microfinance for each country, and financial information for each institution, such as gross loan portfolio and number of active borrowers.
• Create reports and compare institutions across a variety of variables.

Microfinance Gateway

• Excellent resource from CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
• Visit the Library on this site to search for documents on every aspect of this work.

MicroCapital.org

• From the publisher of MicroCapital Monitor, this resource includes news and other articles about the Microfinance Industry.

Millennium Development Goals (UN)

• Great source for information on the Developing World.
• Great pages include Reports, & Statistics.
• Also visit the MDG Monitor (Millennium Development Goals) - From their site: "The MDG Monitor is designed as a one-stop-shop for information on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), globally and at the country level. It is intended as a tool for policymakers, development practitioners, journalists, students and others interested in learning about the Goals and tracking progress toward them."

[edit] Microfinance Organizations

See the Microfinance Organizations page on the Kresge Wiki.

[edit] University of Michigan Resources (authentication maybe required for off-campus access)

• For both of these resources, search for Microfinance.

World Bank e-Library / (UM Users Link)

ebrary: Academic Complete Collection / (UM Users Link)

[edit] Journals and Key Readings (authentication maybe required for off-campus access)

You should also use the Finding and Managing Articles page for links to article resources which should be rich in this field.

Some shortcuts right into article searches:

• Search directly in ABI/INFORM for articles on microfinance
• Search directly in Business Source Complete for articles on microfinance
• Search directly in Springer eBooks and eJournal for articles and book chapters on micofinance
• directly in Emerald Insight eJournals for articles and book chapters on micofinance

[edit] Books at Kresge Library

• Books with Microfinance as a subject heading
• Books with Microfinance as a keyword - sorted by relevance
• Books with Microfinance as a keyword - sorted by date