Good Money’ Chasing ‘Bad Money’: Implications for MFIs Management and Governance in Ghana
Journal Title: Asian Economic and Financial Review - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Despite the conviction that microfinance is able to reduce poverty among low income groups, one challenge that still remains in the sector is high default rate.
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James Atta Peprah| Department of Economics University of Cape Coast Cape Coast Ghana
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