Evidence Brief: Do financial inclusion interventions enable poor people to engage in economic activities?

This brief summarises a systematic review on micro-credit and micro-savings as financial inclusion interventions for poor people

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
1 January 2014

Abstract

This paper summarises evidence from a systematic review by Stewart et al (2012), titled It is designed to provide an overview of the key evidence included in the systematic review, to assist policy-makers and researchers in assessing the evidence in this field. It summarises key findings, indicates the country contexts from which evidence is drawn, and provides links and references to the included studies.

Citation

Anon. Evidence Brief: Do financial inclusion interventions enable poor people to engage in economic activities? DFID Research and Evidence Division, UK (2014) 4 pp.

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Published 1 January 2014
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