TY - BOOK AU - Barr,Michael S. AU - Kumar,Anjali AU - Litan,Robert E. ED - World Bank. ED - International Monetary Fund. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Building inclusive financial systems: a framework for financial access T2 - Emerging markets series AV - HG195 .B84 2007eb U1 - 332.109172/4 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - Finance KW - Developing countries KW - Congresses KW - Financial institutions KW - Microfinance KW - Credit KW - Financial services industry KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - "This book is based on the seventh annual financial markets and development conference held May 30-31, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The conference was cosponsored by the World Bank Group and Brookings Institution."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Robert E. Litan -- Measuring financial access / Anjali Kumar, Mukta Joshi, Loraine Ronchi, and Konstantinos Tzioumis -- Why does access matter? Impact on growth and poverty / Xavier Gine -- Microfinance institutions and financial access: the double bottom line / Stephen Peachey -- Commercial banks and financial access / Ajai Nair and J. D. von Pischke -- Financial infrastructure and financial access / David Porteous -- Government policies to expand financial access / Michael S. Barr -- Conclusion / Michael S. Barr and Anjali Kumar; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "Addresses the challenges of making financial systems more inclusive, emulating successful ventures in new markets, and utilizing technologies and government policies to support the expansion of financial access. Examines many dimensions of financial access, including measuring financial access, understanding the impact of expanded access, and examining alternative institutional models"--Provided by publisher UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10193754 ER -