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dc.contributor.advisorKuznesof, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorCarrillo, Ian Robert
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-18T13:39:40Z
dc.date.available2010-03-18T13:39:40Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-18
dc.date.submitted2009
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/6012
dc.description.abstractThis thesis seeks to analyze the commercialized developments of the microfinance industry in Mexico. Additionally, I will trace the history of poverty and inequality in Mexico, with an emphasis on urbanization and the informal sector. This thesis will also explore the parallels between the philosophies behind commercialized microfinance and neoliberal economics. Utilizing industry literature, academic sources, and personal interviews, this thesis analyzes the contemporary for-profit microfinance industry in Mexico, by addressing themes such as operating practices, regulation, consumer protection, collection methods, and interest rates. The microfinance institutions Banco Compartamos, Financiera Independencia, and Banco Azteca, among others, will receive considerable focus. The author concludes that a commercialized approach could potentially expand the scope of microfinance activities in a significant way, but that some operating practices are harmful to poor clientele. In order to increase consumer protection for poor customers, the author recommends that transparency laws and regulations be more strictly applied.
dc.format.extent127 pages
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectLatin American studies
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subjectLatin America--History
dc.subjectInequality
dc.subjectInformal economy
dc.subjectMicrocredit
dc.subjectMicrofinance
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectUrban poverty
dc.titleThe Commercialization of Microfinance: Efficiency or Exploitation?
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberBirch, Melissa
dc.contributor.cmtememberHerlihy, Peter H.
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineLatin American Studies
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
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kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7078780
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