03205nam a2200313 a 4500 vtls000085393 KUKTEM 20251125100043.0 150319t2011 njub g a 000 0 eng d 9814329932 (hbk) 9789814329934 201503191654 ariffin 201503191654 ariffin 201503191653 ariffin UMP HC59.72.P6 F56 2011 Financial inclusion, innovation, and investments : biotechnology and capital markets working for the poor / edited by Ralph D. Christy, Vicki L. Bogan New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, 2011 xxi, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references 1. How can financial markets and biotechnology help the rural poor? / Ralph D. Christy ... [et al.] -- 2. Financial development and growth : what role can foreign capital play? / Eswar Prasad ... [et al.] -- 3. The securitization of microloans / Vicki L. Bogan -- 4. A vision for scaling microfinance : more than dollars and smarts / Deborah Burand -- 5. Innovations in index insurance for the poor in low-income countries / Jerry Skees -- 6. Overcoming poverty through improved agricultural technology / Robert W. Herdt -- 7. Agricultural biotechnology in Latin America : economic benefits, regional capacity, and policy options / Greg Traxler -- 8. Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa : strategic policy challenges and opportunities / Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer -- 9. Developing country options under TRIPS : choices to maximize biotech transfer / William Lesser and Deepthi Kolady -- 10. What matters to African firms? The relevance of perceptions data / Alan Gelb ... [et al.] -- 11. Making the most out of FDI in Africa / Norbert L. W. Wilson and Malick Diarrasouba "This book is a state-of-the-art discussion of what has succeeded (and failed) in the design and implementation of projects and institutions to assist the poor in developing country economies. In Africa especially, far too many people are still living under conditions of extreme poverty. The goal of the book is twofold : (1) to identify and assess the key processes through which markets affect the livelihoods of the rural poor; and (2) to propose micro- and macro-level policies and innovations to address the problems of inclusion that arise. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and professionals in the field, this volume is timely to all those involved in designing innovative institutions that transfer capital and technologies to low-income countries facing the challenges of poverty alleviation and economic developmen"--Back cover Poor Developing countries Congresses Economic assistance Developing countries Congresses Investments, Foreign Developing countries Congresses Poverty Developing countries Congresses Capital market Congresses Christy, Ralph D. Bogan, Vicki L. 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 310.10 0 HC59.72.P6 F56 2011 0000093552 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 310.10 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 77104 77110 VTLSSORT0080*0400*0200*0201*0900*2450*2600*3000*5040*5050*5200*6500*6501*6502*6503*6504*7000*7001*9992