New Book on the Commercialization of Microfinance

[bbarton at accion.org]

> ACCION International is pleased to announce the publication of The
> Commercialization of Microfinance: Balancing Business and Development.
> Published by Kumarian Press in July 2002, this book documents
> microfinance's entrance into the commercial realm, a trend that has been
> occurring for the past decade.
>
> The book explores many of the issues derived from the increased
> commercialization of microfinance, including MFIs' experience with
> supervision and regulation, governance issues, the transformation process,
> the effectiveness of private investment, the role of credit unions,
> various models for credit bureaus, the impact of competition as well as
> country and institutional case studies. For more information, please see
> the table of contents below.
>
> To order a copy, please visit www.accion.org/micro_order_our_pubs.asp.
> Please contact Patty Lee at plee@accion.org or 617-625-7080 x1255 with any
> questions.
>
> Thank you,
> Brooke Barton
>
>
>
> The Commercialization of Microfinance: Balancing Business and Development
> Kumarian Press, 2002
>
> "The Commercialization of Microfinance provides an informative, up-to-date
> analysis of how microfinance operations can, when brought to scale, become
> a significant factor in economic development."
> George Soros, Chairman, Open Society Institute
>
>
> SECTION I: Framework for Understanding the Commercialization of
> Microfinance
>
> Chapter 1: Commercialization: The New Reality of Microfinance
> Robert P. Christen, CGAP with Deborah Drake, ACCION
>
> SECTION II: Approaches to a Commercialized Microfinance Industry
>
> Chapter 2: Transformation: Journey from NGO to Regulated MFI
> Victoria White, ACCION and Anita Campion, Chemonics
>
> Chapter 3: Getting the Recipe Right: The Experience and Challenges of
> Commercial Bank Downscalers
> Liza Valenzuela, USAID
>
> Chapter 4: The Role of Specialized Investors in Commercialization
> Rochus Mommartz, IPC and Gabriel Schor, IPC
>
> Chapter 5: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: The Commercialization of Credit
> Unions
> Barry Lennon, USAID and David Richardson, World Council of Credit Unions
>
> SECTION III: Commercial Entrants into Microfinance
>
> Chapter 6: Commercialization and Crisis in Bolivian Microfinance
> Elisabeth Rhyne, ACCION
>
> Chapter 7: The FFP Experience: FASSIL Case Study
> Lynne Curran, ACCION
>
> Chapter 8: Corposol and Finansol: Institutional Crisis and Survival
> Patricia Lee, ACCION
>
> Chapter 9: Creating a Microfinance Bank in Peru: ACP's Transformation to
> Mibanco
> Anita Campion, Chemonics; Elizabeth Dunn, University of Missouri; and J.
> Gordon Arbuckle, University of Missouri
>
> SECTION IV: Challenges in Commercial Microfinance
>
> Chapter 10: Microfinance Institutions in Competitive Conditions
> Elisabeth Rhyne, ACCION
>
> Chapter 11: Governance and Ownership of Microfinance Institutions
> Maria Otero, ACCION with Michael Chu, Pegasus Venture Capital
>
> Chapter 12: The Experience of Microfinance Institutions with Supervision:
> Perspectives from Practitioners and a Supervisor
> Leslie Theodore with Jacques Trigo, Bolivian Minister of Finance
>
> Chapter 13: Credit Bureaus: A Necessity for Microfinance?
> Anita Campion, Chemonics and Liza Valenzuela, USAID
>
>
>
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> 56 Roland Street, Suite 300
> Boston, MA 02129 USA
> Tel: 617-625-7080 x1255
> Fax: 617-625-7020
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>



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