Comments on: 5 Great Books About Microfinance and How the Poor Use Money

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By: Getaneh Gobezie

Getaneh Gobezie — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:49:09 +0000

Hello colleagues, and thank you for this initiative. … This is very helpful for all stakeholders in microfinance who do not have the time to review everything written on the sector. I would like to add:

**Gonzalez-Vega, Claudio (2003): Deepening Rural Financial Markets: Macroeconomic Policy and Political Dimensions, Ohio State University

**Dowla, Asif and Dipal Barua (2006): The Poor Always Pay Back: The Grameen II Story, Kumarian Press, Inc., USA

But some (most??) of us can NOT access these materials…. particularly if they are in hard copy…. Perhaps you can be of assistance on this??

Thank you also for your other work on-line posting of real field experiences; i.e, WordPress – [New Post] ….. They tell a real story from the grass root!! ….

I hope to learn more and also share…..

Rgrds,

Getaneh Gobezie
Gender and Ruralfinance consultant
(getanehg2002@yahoo.com)

By: Center for Financial Inclusion

Center for Financial Inclusion — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:19:49 +0000

Thank you Getaneh. We agree that this is a great book and are happy to hear that others share this sentiment. Please write to us with other thoughts and suggestions as well.

By: Getaneh Gobezie

Getaneh Gobezie — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:50:49 +0000

What about the books by Stuart Rutherford, Portfolio of the Poor’, and ‘The Poor and Thier Money’?? Such books are eye-openers in about microfinance.

By: financial spreadbetting

financial spreadbetting — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:08:31 +0000

Mainstreaming Microfinance is a good book, I read part of this at university.

By: Denis Griffin

Denis Griffin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:49:05 +0000

A relatively early book on microcredit that inspired me is Australian scholar Joe Remenyi’s “Where Credit is Due” published in 1991. He visited a number of MFIs in Asia and Africa and wrote about their strengths and weaknesses. He also emphasised the importance of savings and other financial services before the term microfinance became fashionable.

By: jacobksamuelson

jacobksamuelson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:47:50 +0000

That’s a great list.

To add, I read Elizabeth Rhyne’s more recent book Microfinance for Bankers and Investors last year. I’ve kept it within arms reach ever since b/c I find it so valuable a resource. It’s highly readable without reducing any of the complexities of inclusive finance that are necessary for full understanding.