Autor: Andrea Visotchnig (1)

Microfinance and Post-Development: Incompatibility or a question of construction?

Microcredits – and microfinance in general – have recently been hyped as a means to overcome poverty. However, the actual outcomes of this instrument often differ from the intended ones. Moreover, the concept is a highly problematic one when looked at it from a post-development perspective. Some of its shortcomings, though, could be overcome by hybridizing microfinance with the post-development concept of a language of a diverse economy.

Andrea Visotchnig - 9. Červenec 2011, rubrika Články