Topic
Micro-finance
20 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
Micro Finance Effects on Agriculture Production in Rural Area of the World
Shah Fahad (University of Agriculture), Naushad Khan (University of Agriculture), Malik Muhammad Shafi (University of Agriculture), Absar Ul Hassan (University of Agriculture), Mahnoor Naushad (University of Agriculture), Shah Faisal(University of…
China Justice Observer
China Tightens Regulation on Micro-Lending
By Publisher
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) issued the draft version of the Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Micro-lending…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Hunt on the L&E of Microfinance
By BDG
"The Law and Economics of Microfinance" Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2014KATHERINE HELEN MARY HUNT, Griffith University...Previous research has not considered microfinance from a law and economics perspective.…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Troubles with For-Profit Microfinance
Social Enterprise enthusiasts sometimespoint to Muhammad Yunus' founding of the Grameen Bank as the start of the movement, or at least as an important catalyst. Micro-loans were seen as a means…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Campus Based Micro-Loan Programs
I will round out my week with yet another blog about campus-based Social Innovation (or Social Entrepreneurship, or Community Empowerment, or plain old charity). Earlier this week, I mentioned my…
International Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers: 2011 Law and Development Institute Conference
The Law and Development Institute (LDI) has put out a call for paper proposals for its 2011 annual conference, entitled, "Law and Development at the Microlevel: From Microtrade to Current Issues in…
The Securities Edge
SEC to Consider Possible Exemption for Micro-Finance Offerings
In a response letter to Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) dated April 6, 2011, Mary Shapiro, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), indicated that the SEC would be…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
NYT: “Microlenders, Honored with Nobel, Are Struggling”
The New York Times reports that in many developing countries microfinance is experiencing a political backlash. In the wake of reports that for-profit microcredit businesses are using strong-arm tactics to…
ContractsProf Blog
Anderson on the microfinance collapse
The situation in India's microfinance industry continues to deteriorate, appearing to replicate what went on in the U.S. with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and is still going on in the…
Lending Law Report
Lessons We Can Learn from Microfinance
By Susan Alker
On Wednesday, I spoke at an international conference on microfinance. The conference was a veritable United Nations, with representatives from the microfinance community around the world in attendance. We even had…