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| Mark M. Pitt is a professor in the Department of Economics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Shahidur R. Khandker is an economist in the World Bank's Poverty and Social Policy Department. |
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pitt, Mark Martin, 1949
Household and intrahousehold impact of the Grameen Bank and similar targeted credit programs in Bangladesh / Mark M. Pitt, Shahidur R. Khandker.
p. cm. (World Bank discussion papers ; 320)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-3594-4
1. Grameen Bank. 2. Rural creditBangladesh. 3. Bank loansBangladesh. 4. Rural poorBangladesh. I. Khandker, Shahidur R. II. Title. III. Series.
HG3090.6.P57 1996
332.1'095492dc20 96-6828
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