Learning from South-North Links in Microfinance

The papers in this collection explore the similarities and differences between microfinance experiences in various countries, and the extent to which lessons from successful schemes in the South could be relevant and helpful for practice in the North. The message which emerges is the imprtance of the specific situation in which a microfinance scheme operates, and the need for caution in transferring models developed in a particular context to a different one. What can be shared are strategies that cope with diviersity and difference, that are based on adaptation and learning through doing, and that are grounded in a common understanding of what it means to struggle for change in one's own society.Rogaly, Ben is the author of 'Learning from South-North Links in Microfinance' with ISBN 9780855984083 and ISBN 0855984082.