Partnerships between microfinance institutions and formal banks: a case study in Cambodia and Australia

Abstract

Partnerships between microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks are scarce phenomena. The available literature is scant and academic understanding is limited. This thesis, therefore, endeavours to better understand microfinance partnerships between MFIs and banks by examining partnership microfinance in Cambodia and Australia. Notwithstanding the fact that microfinance is a contested development tool within the repertoire of development strategies, it is accepted that there are conspicuous grass-root level pragmatic benefits for economically active poor; chief among them is access to financial services and empowerment. The vulnerable segments of the society are otherwise neglected by the ..