Attempting the Production of Public Goods Throuh Microfinance: The Case of Water and Sanitation

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This paper evaluates the attempt to create public goods via microfinance loans. Microfinance loans in the production of goods with public goods characteristics signify an emergent micro-privatization. As a case study, the production of water and sanitation resources via microfinance loans is examined in India and Vietnam.

MADER, P. (2011): Attempting the Production of Public Goods Throuh Microfinance: The Case of Water and Sanitation. Cologne: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies URL [Accessed: 21.06.2019]

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