{"product_id":"confronting-microfinance-undermining-sustainable-development","title":"Confronting Microfinance: Undermining Sustainable Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eUses empirical evidence and contributor fieldwork to get at the heart of debates on microfinance claims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncorporates global perspective but focuses on southeastern Europe, a key arena for microfinance and microcredit programs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the popularity of microfinance, it is a field that remains remarkably under-theorized. Most evaluations carried out by international development agencies, academics, and independent researchers focus on tweaking what they see as an already beneficial system. Rarely are the very foundations of microfinance brought into question. Instead, their studies presuppose impact without evidence, ignore potentially important issues, and utilize faulty evaluation methodologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBateman and contributors provide critical perspectives on microfinance that reach beyond the desire for technical perfection held dear by almost all microfinance institutions. Confronting Microfinance charts actual economic and social impacts registered in southeastern Europe to date, both in the context of postcommunist transition and post-conflict reconstruction. It examines key crosscutting issues, providing a more holistic and comprehensive approach to microfinance. One of the few books available that provide a robust critique of microfinance, Confronting Microfinance is sure to fire up the debate on this popular poverty-fighting measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kumarian Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781565493414\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kumarian Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £20.07","offer_id":47901423108273,"sku":"SB-1565493419-C3","price":20.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1565493419.jpg?v=1789802262","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/confronting-microfinance-undermining-sustainable-development","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}