Criticisms of Microfinance

Why can’t the microfinance community handle criticism ?

Posted on September 14th, 2010 in Criticisms of Microfinance, Defence of Microfinance, Development Economics, India Shares, Microfinance Articles, Milford Bateman, Philip Mader, Why Doesn’t Microfinance Work

Philip Mader GovernanceBy Philip Mader , Governance Across Borders Prior to a seminar I hosted at the MPIfG in July with Milford Bateman, I published a review of his book Why Doesn’t Microfinance Work? (reproduced by several other sites). When the book was released this summer, it sold out its first print run within four weeks. It was the basis for an article [...]

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Commercialisation of Microfinance in India: A Discussion by Prof M S Sriram

Posted on April 18th, 2010 in Asmitha Microfinance, Commercialisation of Microfinance, Criticisms of Microfinance, India Shares, Microfinance Articles, Microfinance Case Studies, Microfinance Equity, Microfinance India, Share Microfin, SKS Microfinance, Spandana Spoorthy Financial, Vikram Akula

The above image is for representational purpose only and is not a part of the original research paper.Commercialization of Microfinance in India:A Discussion on the Emperor’s Apparel
By M S Sriram . Email - mssriram@gmail.com
Abstract
The paper looks at the growth and commercialization of microfinance in India. It starts out be looking at how the commercial microfinance has evolved internationally by discussing two specific examples and then moves on [...]

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Andhra Pradesh government cracks down on predatory practices of Microfinance Institutions

Posted on April 18th, 2010 in Criticisms of Microfinance, India Shares, MFI's in India, Microfinance, Microfinance Andhra Pradesh, Microfinance Helpline, Microfinance India, SERP, SKS Microfinance, Task Force Committee

Microfinance in Andhra PradeshThe Andhra Pradesh government has constituted district level ‘Task Force Committees’ (TFCs) to investigate the unethical practices of microfinance institutions in the state.The committees were constituted after the government received many complaints against the loan shark practices adopted by some leading MFI’s of the state.
The committee is expected to submit it’s first report by April [...]

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Devinder Sharma’s negative assessment of microfinance institutions

Posted on November 26th, 2009 in Corporate Moneylender, Criticisms of Microfinance, Devinder Sharma, India Shares, Microfinance Articles, Microfinance India, Moneylender, Sahukar

Devinder Sharma is an Indian journalist, writer, thinker.He is well-known and respected for his views on food and trade policy. Trained as an agricultural scientist, Sharma had been the Development Editor of the Indian Express, the largest selling English language daily in India at that time. He quit active journalism to research on food [...]

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