Class Year
2021
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2019
Department 1
Political Science
Abstract
For decades, microfinance has been utilized as a tool to reduce global poverty rates. Many communities become entangled with microfinance institutions (MFIs) with the hope of achieving the financial independence, security, and empowerment that these institutions promise their clients. This paper highlights the negative consequences of relying on microfinance institutions to improve the development status of nations. Specifically, high interest rates attached to microloans, strict loan repayment schedules, and corrupt microloan officers threaten the safety and increase stress on majority-female microloan borrowers. MFIs fail in their mission to transform economic and social structures in developing nations.
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Recommended Citation
Guy, Meghan E., "The Macro Drawbacks of Microfinance" (2019). Student Publications. 872.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/872
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Finance and Financial Management Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, International Business Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
Written for POL 252: North-South Dialogue