Microfinance in Developing Countries: Issues, Policies and Performance Evaluation

VALENTINA HARTARSKA Auburn University, USADENIS NADOLNYAK Auburn University, USATHOMAS MCADAMS Merit Energy Company, UKDALE W ADAMS The Ohio State University, USAROBERT C. VOGEL IMCC FLORENT BEDECARRATS, CERISE, Paris, FranceCECILE LAPENU, CERISE, Paris, FranceLEIF ATLE BEISLAND University of Agder, NorwayROY MERSLAND University of Agder, NorwayHANS DIETER SEIBEL Cologne University, GermanyDAN MAROM Hebrew University, IsraelJESSICA SCHICKS Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, BelgiumSHILPA AGGARWAL University of California, USALEORA KLAPPER Development Research Group at the World BankDOROTHE SINGER Tilburg University, The Netherlands & Development Research Group at the World BankRICHARD L. MEYER Ohio State University, USA

Microfinance in developing countries is a collection of studies by leading researchers in the field of microfinance. It discusses key issues that the rapidly growing microfinance industry currently faces, and offers interesting views and analysis of topical matters concerning the microfinance realm.

List of Tables and Figures About the editors About the contributors Dilemmas and Directions in Microfinance Research Ronny Manos, Jean-Pierre Gueyie & Jacob Yaron Microfinance and Microenterprises' Financing Constraints in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Valentina Hartarska, Denis Nadolnyak & Thomas McAdams Through the Thicket of Credit Impact Assessments Dale W. Adams & Robert C. Vogel Assessing Microfinance: Striking the Balance between Social Utility and Financial Performance Florent Bédécarrats & Cécile Lapenu Earnings Quality in the Microfinance Industry Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland Culture and Governance in Microfinance: Desa Pakraman and Lembaga Perkreditan Desa in Bali Hans Dieter Seibel Crowd Empowered MicroFinance Dan Marom From a Supply Gap to a Demand Gap? The Risk and Consequences of Over-indebting the Underbanked Jessica Schicks Financing Businesses in Africa: The Role of Microfinance Shilpa Aggarwal, Leora Klapper & Dorothe Singer Microfinance and Agriculture: Challenges, Successes, Prospects Richard L. Meyer