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Commercial Investment in Microfinance: A Class by Itself?

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de Sousa-Shields, M. (2006). Commercial Investment in Microfinance: A Class by Itself?. In: Matthäus-Maier, I., von Pischke, J.D. (eds) Microfinance Investment Funds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28071-5_6

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