David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, Associate Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute and Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the University of Manchester. Thankom Arun is Professor of Development Finance and Public Policy at Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire and Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester.

"Microfinance: A Reader brings together leading voices to give readers a first-hand introduction to the arguments that animate the sector. The book gives readers a front-row seat to the debates through which scholars and practitioners have re-imagined the roles of markets, subsidies, and development interventions." Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-author of The Economics of Microfinance "This is a book that weaves together issues and debates on microfinance, both classic and contemporary with a forward looking perspective. A must have for microfinance enthusiasts." Dr Imran Matin, Executive Director, BRAC-Africa "Here's where to direct people who ask for a deeper understanding of microfinance. Hulme and Arun have chosen readings that touch on all the major themes, and set them between essays on where microfinance came from and where it's going. Just what's needed." Stuart Rutherford

• 1. An Introduction to Microfinance  2. Microfinancial Services and Poor People  3. Microfinance and Poverty Reduction  4. Microfinance, Gender and Social Development  5. Microfinance: Innovations in Product Delivery  6. Microinsurance  7. Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions  8. Impact Assessment of Microfinance  9. The Future of Microfinance

David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, Associate Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute and Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the University of Manchester. Thankom Arun is Professor of Development Finance and Public Policy at Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire and Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester.

"Microfinance: A Reader brings together leading voices to give readers a first-hand introduction to the arguments that animate the sector. The book gives readers a front-row seat to the debates through which scholars and practitioners have re-imagined the roles of markets, subsidies, and development interventions." Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-author of The Economics of Microfinance "This is a book that weaves together issues and debates on microfinance, both classic and contemporary with a forward looking perspective. A must have for microfinance enthusiasts." Dr Imran Matin, Executive Director, BRAC-Africa "Here's where to direct people who ask for a deeper understanding of microfinance. Hulme and Arun have chosen readings that touch on all the major themes, and set them between essays on where microfinance came from and where it's going. Just what's needed." Stuart Rutherford

• 1. An Introduction to Microfinance  2. Microfinancial Services and Poor People  3. Microfinance and Poverty Reduction  4. Microfinance, Gender and Social Development  5. Microfinance: Innovations in Product Delivery  6. Microinsurance  7. Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions  8. Impact Assessment of Microfinance  9. The Future of Microfinance

David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, Associate Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute and Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the University of Manchester. Thankom Arun is Professor of Development Finance and Public Policy at Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire and Honorary Senior Fellow at the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester.

"Microfinance: A Reader brings together leading voices to give readers a first-hand introduction to the arguments that animate the sector. The book gives readers a front-row seat to the debates through which scholars and practitioners have re-imagined the roles of markets, subsidies, and development interventions." Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-author of The Economics of Microfinance "This is a book that weaves together issues and debates on microfinance, both classic and contemporary with a forward looking perspective. A must have for microfinance enthusiasts." Dr Imran Matin, Executive Director, BRAC-Africa "Here's where to direct people who ask for a deeper understanding of microfinance. Hulme and Arun have chosen readings that touch on all the major themes, and set them between essays on where microfinance came from and where it's going. Just what's needed." Stuart Rutherford

• 1. An Introduction to Microfinance  2. Microfinancial Services and Poor People  3. Microfinance and Poverty Reduction  4. Microfinance, Gender and Social Development  5. Microfinance: Innovations in Product Delivery  6. Microinsurance  7. Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions  8. Impact Assessment of Microfinance  9. The Future of Microfinance