Microfinance: Profit or Poverty Reduction?

This monograph describes research done on different types of microfinance institutions (MFI's) using qualitative interviews. Existing literature defines different types of MFI's depending on their developmental or more commercial vision. Those different types of MFIs have different motives and use different strategies in terms of for example (not) offering additional services to support their clients. In this thesis, insights, reasons and underlying thoughts for those different motives and strategies have been researched derived from interviews on the way in which microfinance is executed in practice.

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In 2009, Liliane Brakema, obtained her cum laude bachelors degree Economics and Business with a Minor International Development Studies at theUniversity of Amsterdam. The latter inspired her to do research on microfinanceinstitutions and their operating motives. Currently she is studying directing atthe Theatre Academy in Maastricht.