Masters Level Micro-Finance Essay (under $100)

Essay 11th April Length: 3,000 words Academic level: Masters Level Topic: With reference to the appropriate literature, present an argument in favour of implementing a microfinance project to alleviate poverty. Consider the principals upon which this project will be built. Briefly discuss risks associated with a microfinance approach as well as the criteria against which you might evaluate its performance over time. (This is an academic exercise, but you might conceive of it as background paper that you may present to an organisation thinking of working in this sector). The focus of this essay must be related to microfinance in Egypt. There are additional resources that will be provided. Sources: •Remenyi, J. and Quiñones, B., Jr. (Eds.), (2000) Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation: Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific, Pinter, New York & London, xxvi + 293 pp. •Rhyne, E., (2001) Mainstreaming Microfinance: How Lending to the Poor Began, Grew, and Came of Age in Bolivia, Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, CT, ix + 242 pp. •Versluysen, E.L., (1999) Defying the Odds: Banking for the Poor, West Hartford, CT., Kumarian Press, xiii + 255 pp. •Yunus, M., (2003) Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty, Revised and Updated Edition; Public Affairs, 273 pp. •Bornstein, D., (2007) How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition; Oxford University Press, New York, xxi + 358 pp. •Ledgerwood, J., (1999) The Microfinance Handbook: An Institutional and Financial Perspective, World Bank - Sustainable Banking with the Poor, Washington DC, xvi + 286 pp. Note: The full text of this book can be accessed via the World Bank’s website: [login to view URL] Key websites include: CGAP [login to view URL] Microcredit Summit [login to view URL] Microfinance Gateway [login to view URL] Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX Market). [login to view URL]