Publication
Jan 2012
This brief contains a summary of David Roodman's book 'Due Diligence', which probes the truth about microfinance. The author finds no evidence that small loans lift people out of poverty en masse and explains the need to deemphasize microcredit in favor of other financial services for the poor.
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| Author | David Roodman |
| Series | CGD Briefs |
| Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
| Copyright | © 2012 Center for Global Development (CGD). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. |