Sundaresan (economics and finance, Columbia Business School) compiles six chapters by scholars and practitioners from Europe and the US on microfinance, based on contributions from a conference
hosted by the Social Enterprise Program of Columbia Business School in April 2007, "Credit Markets for the Poor: Focus on Micro-Finance." Chapters discuss the integration of capital markets
with microfinance, securitization and micro-credit backed securities, technological innovations such as the delivery of banking services using mobile phone technology, regulatory issues, and
the consequences of gender empowerment, due to the high percentage of women borrowers of micro-loans. The book is aimed at practitioners, policymakers, and academics in developmental economics,
finance, gender studies, and public development policy. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
