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Microfinance and Public Policy Outreach, Performan (ISBN 9780230547025) explores how microfinance initiatives intersect with policy frameworks to expand financial inclusion, evaluate outreach efficacy, and drive meaningful social and economic development in underserved communities.
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This book examines the design, implementation, and impact of microfinance programs within public policy contexts, analyzing governance structures, regulatory environments, and institutional partnerships. It offers case studies and methodological guidance on measuring outreach performance, client outcomes, and the scalability of financial products for low-income populations. Through theoretical insights and practical evaluations, readers gain a nuanced understanding of how policy levers can enhance reach, sustainability, and empowering financial services.
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Bernd Balkenhol is a renowned scholar in development economics and public policy, with a focus on financial inclusion, capacity-building, and the evaluation of microfinance interventions. His interdisciplinary work combines rigorous quantitative analysis with policy-oriented perspectives, drawing on extensive field research and collaboration with international development agencies. Balkenhol’s scholarly contributions illuminate pathways for aligning microfinance practice with equitable public policy outcomes.
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The book lays out effective strategies for aligning microfinance outreach with public policy goals, offering clear frameworks for evaluating impact and guiding scalable, inclusive financial ecosystems.

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About the work
Microfinance and Public Policy Outreach, Performan (ISBN 9780230547025) explores how microfinance initiatives intersect with policy frameworks to expand financial inclusion, evaluate outreach efficacy, and drive meaningful social and economic development in underserved communities.
Summary
This book examines the design, implementation, and impact of microfinance programs within public policy contexts, analyzing governance structures, regulatory environments, and institutional partnerships. It offers case studies and methodological guidance on measuring outreach performance, client outcomes, and the scalability of financial products for low-income populations. Through theoretical insights and practical evaluations, readers gain a nuanced understanding of how policy levers can enhance reach, sustainability, and empowering financial services.
About the author
Bernd Balkenhol is a renowned scholar in development economics and public policy, with a focus on financial inclusion, capacity-building, and the evaluation of microfinance interventions. His interdisciplinary work combines rigorous quantitative analysis with policy-oriented perspectives, drawing on extensive field research and collaboration with international development agencies. Balkenhol’s scholarly contributions illuminate pathways for aligning microfinance practice with equitable public policy outcomes.
In brief
The book lays out effective strategies for aligning microfinance outreach with public policy goals, offering clear frameworks for evaluating impact and guiding scalable, inclusive financial ecosystems.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780230547025
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0230547028
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Publishing year: 2007
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Core >2
194 Pages
Weight: 0,467 kg
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Book title: microfinance, public, organization and performance
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Author: B. Balkenhol
Title: Microfinance and Public Policy - Outreach, Performance and Efficiency
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan UK
263 Pages
Publishing year: 2007-11-16
London; GB
Language: English
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59,00 CHF (CH)
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XXIII, 263 p.
BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Wirtschaft/Volkswirtschaft; Wohlfahrtsökonomie; Verstehen; cluster; cluster analysis; data envelopment; Data Envelopment Analysis; Eastern Europe; efficiency; finance; inequality; institutions; mediation; microfinance; performance; Poverty; public policy; sustainability; Social Choice and Welfare; Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Labor Economics; Financial Economics; Public Policy; Makroökonomie; Arbeits- / Einkommensökonomie; Finanzenwesen und Finanzindustrie; Öffentliche Verwaltung; EA; BC; EA; BA
PART I: INTRODUCTION Efficiency and Sustainability in Microfinance; B.Balkenhol PART II: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Poverty versus Inequality; A.Diop, I.Hillenkamp & J.M.Servet Poverty Reduction through Microfinance: A Capability Perspective; F.Comim Achieving Poverty Outreach, Impact and Sustainability: Managing Trade-Offs in Microfinance; A.Simanowitz Smart Subsidies; J.Morduch PART III: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS Efficiency in Microfinance Institutions: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to MFIs in Peru; Y.Flückiger & A.Vassiliev Efficiency in Financial Intermediation: Theory and Empirical Measurement; T.Beck Efficiency Drivers and Constraints: Empirical Findings; Y.Hamed Measuring the Performance of MFIs: An Application of Factor Analysis; G.F.Luzzi & S.Weber PART IV: SELECTED COUNTRY STUDIES Contextual Factors Determining Poverty Outreach and Financial Performance: The Case of Mali; R.Serra, F.Botti & M.Cherel-Robson Contextual Factors Determining Poverty Outreach and Financial Performance: The Case of Morocco; S.F.Meknassi Contextual Factors Determining Poverty Outreach and Financial Performance: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe; J.Pytkowska Auctioning Subsidies: Chile's 'Access to Credit Program'; V.S.Merino PART V: CONCLUSIONS Policy Implications; B.BalkenholMore/other books that might be very similar to this book
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