Handbook of microcredit in Europe
Subtitle: social inclusion through microenterprise development
By: edited by Ba rbara Jayo Carboni ... [et al.] ; with the collaboration of Alex Stein, Fundacio n Nantik Lum
Series: Elgar original reference; Elgar original reference
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cheltenham; Northampton, Mass
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781849805308; 9781848441941
Subjects: Microfinance; Finance; Corporate Finance; Kreditwesen; Unternehmensentwicklung; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Mikrofinanzierung
Description: "Drawing together authors from a multi-disciplinary background and including complementary perspectives and interpretative analysis, this original Handbook examines which strategies and policies may affect how a particular country initiative fights against social and financial exclusion or fosters entrepreneurial behaviour with the use of microcredit. It explores the development of an Eastern/Western Europe practical divide in institutional practices and business models, whilst analysing the state of European microcredit and how the continent is adopting and adapting this developing world model for economic development." "This book will be an influential tool helping government and policymakers to target a new set of microcredit initiatives and programmes. It will also be an invaluable read for students and academics in economics, business, development issues and political science."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The microcredit sector in the United Kingdom : the role of CDFIs / Niamh Goggin, Karl Dayson, Sarah McGeehan; title: Microcredit in France : financial support for social inclusion / Stefanie La mmermann; title: The microcredit sector in Italy : small initiatives in a dynamic scenario / Simone di Castri; title: The microcredit sector in Bulgaria / Kostadin Munev; title: Microcredit in Denmark / Tuija Wallgren, Mohammad Naveed Awan; title: Microcredit in Portugal / Manuel Branda o Alves; title: Microcredit in Austria / Susanne Zurl-Meyer, Horst Maunz; title: Status of microlending in Germany : an empirical survey of programmes in 2006 / Jan Evers, Stefanie Lahn; title: The microlending sector in Hungary : microlending to SMEs / Istva n Kova cs; title: Microcredit in Slovakia / Allan Bussard, Beata Dobova; title: Microcredit in Luxembourg / Ve ronique Faber; title: Microcredit in Norway / Elisabet Ljunggren, Trude Emaus Holm; title: Microfinance in Sweden / Ranjula Bali Swain; title: Microcredit in Belgium / Annika Cayrol, Jean Marchand; title: Microcredit in Spain : the role of savings banks / Silvia Rico Garrido, Maricruz Lacalle Caldero n, Ba rbara Jayo Carboni; title: Microcredit in Romania / Maria Doiciu, Diana Bialus; title: The state of microfinance in Poland / Agata Szostek; title: Microfinance in the Netherlands / Margot Lobbezoo.