This Speakers Corner #10: Hype and Hope: The Worrisome State of the Microcredit Movement took place on May 23-25, 2006.
Has the widespread enthusiasm for microfinance transformed a noble idea into a panacea? Based upon his recent article, "Hype and Hope: The Worrisome State of the Microcredit Movement," and his book, Despite Good Intentions: Why Development Assistance to the Third World Has Failed, Thomas Dichter brings twenty years of microfinance expertise to this discussion that explored some reasons why the microcredit movement has done more harm than good.
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