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Antecedentes del microcrédito. Lecciones del pasado para las experiencias actuales

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  • Begoña Gutiérrez Nieto

    (Universidad de Zaragoza)

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It is broadly acknowledged that micro-credit origin is related to Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. However, there are early experiences in previous centuries that resemble micro-credit, both in developing and developed countries, Spain included. The paper revises those experiences, their similarities and differences with current micro-credit schemes. It also draws some lessons from the past that can be specially put into practice in the current Spanish micro-credit model.

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  • Begoña Gutiérrez Nieto, 2005. "Antecedentes del microcrédito. Lecciones del pasado para las experiencias actuales," CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, CIRIEC-España, issue 51, pages 25-50, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cic:revcir:y:2005:i:51:p:25-50
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    1. Jonathan Morduch, 1999. "The Microfinance Promise," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 37(4), pages 1569-1614, December.
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    Keywords

    Micro-credit; micro-finances; pawnshop; credit cooperatives.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G29 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Other
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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