Financial inclusion, innovation, and investments biotechnology and capital markets working for the poor /
This book is a state-of-the-art discussion of what has succeeded (and failed) in the design and implementation of projects and institutions to assist the poor in developing country economies. In Africa especially, far too many people are still living under conditions of extreme poverty. The goal of...
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
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Table of Contents:
- 1. How can financial markets and biotechnology help the rural poor? / Ralph D. Christy ... [et al.]
- 2. Financial development and growth : what role can foreign capital play? / Eswar Prasad ... [et al.]
- 3. The securitization of microloans / Vicki L. Bogan
- 4. A vision for scaling microfinance : more than dollars and smarts / Deborah Burand
- 5. Innovations in index insurance for the poor in low-income countries / Jerry Skees
- 6. Overcoming poverty through improved agricultural technology / Robert W. Herdt
- 7. Agricultural biotechnology in Latin America : economic benefits, regional capacity, and policy options / Greg Traxler
- 8. Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa : strategic policy challenges and opportunities / Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer
- 9. Developing country options under TRIPS : choices to maximize biotech transfer / William Lesser and Deepthi Kolady
- 10. What matters to African firms? The relevance of perceptions data / Alan Gelb ... [et al.]
- 11. Making the most out of FDI in Africa / Norbert L. W. Wilson and Malick Diarrasouba.