Synergy of microfinance fighting poverty by moving beyond credit

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Introduction -- On poverty : who are the poor? : why poverty persists? -- Borrowing and saving : a critique -- How small loans can make a big difference : the birth of microcredit and its evolution into microfinance and beyond -- Microcredit : anatomy of an instrument that revolutionized -- Lending -- Microsavings : voluntary savings for the poor -- Microinsurance -- Microleasing : improving access to tools and technology -- Remittances, payment systems and microfinance -- Complementary non-financial services -- Critiquing microfinance -- The synergy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.