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Zusatztext This book exemplifies how philosophical tools can be put to work in examining pertinent issues in development policy. Sherratt presents an unflinching picture of the practice, to date, of microfinance for development, and she carefully lays out both the evidential and ethical considerations that ought to bear on the on-going assessment and reform of this industry. This is a thoroughly engaging and important book. Informationen zum Autor Lesley Sherratt lectures in global business ethics at Kings College, London and is a Director of Temple Bar Investment Trust. Her degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics was from Oxford University, and her PhD on the ethics of microfinance from Kings College, London. She was formerly CEO and CIO, Ark Asset Management Ltd; Investment Director, Save & Prosper and Fleming Flagship ranges of funds; Head of Global Portfolios and Director, Fleming Investment Management; Chair, US Smaller Companies Investment Trust; and a former Member, Microloan Foundation Advisory Board. Klappentext Can Microfinance Work? presents a thorough-going and nuanced ethical assessment of the microfinance industry, drawing on the author's expertise in the fields of finance and applied ethics. Zusammenfassung Can Microfinance Work? presents a thorough-going and nuanced ethical assessment of the microfinance industry, drawing on the author's expertise in the fields of finance and applied ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: Empirics 1. The Double-Edged Sword: The Microfinance Model and the Moral Hazards Inherent Within It 2. Poverty's Panacea or Snake Oil Salesmen: Does Microfinance Work? II: Ethics (i) 'Micro'-Ethics: The Ethics of the Practices of Microfinance 3. From Empowerment to Exploitation: MFIs and Their Borrowers 4. From Solidarity to Coercion: The Dynamics of the Group 5. The Dog Not Barking: A Duty of Care in Microfinance (ii) 'Macro'-Ethics: The Ethics of the Industry of Microfinance 6. Silenced Stories: the Distribution of Benefits and Burdens within Microfinance 7. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil: Microfinance and the Informal Economy 8. The Macro Impact of Microfinance III: Making Microfinance More Ethical 9. Keeping the Good, Eliminating the Bad, Transforming the Ugly: How to Practice Microfinance Ethically 10. Wider Lessons: What We Can Learn from Microfinance for anti-poverty development efforts. ...
