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Mainstreaming Microfinance — Quo Vadis Microfinance Investments?

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Glaubitt, K., Hagen, H.M., Schütte, H. (2006). Mainstreaming Microfinance — Quo Vadis Microfinance Investments?. In: Matthäus-Maier, I., von Pischke, J.D. (eds) Microfinance Investment Funds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28071-5_12

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