Guilherme Malamut About the Cover: “Milho Verde Vendor” and “Sidestreet,” Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil, March 2006. © 2007 Giorg27 Images. Used by permission.
The objectives of this text are to present, analyze, and recommend the specific endeavors, initiatives, and programs designed to allow these so-called “havenots” to perhaps someday have a bit more, not via the various mechanisms of charity, but rather, through a dignifying empowerment guided by the careful planning of the members of the banking and financial industries. This book represents an investigation of how public institutions, especially public banks, can make a huge difference in improving the ability of microfinance programs to reach the poor.
Microfinance in Brazil, Bolivia, and Bangladesh: Three Complementary Models
Guilherme Malamut
Located in the southeastern section of Bahia on the eastern coast of Brazil, Trancoso is a small fishing village that is resplendent with white sands, the emerald sea, and the lush foliage of the surrounding untouched tropical forests. Described as perhaps the “world’s sexiest and most exclusive vacation spot” (Food & Wine magazine, February 2006, p. 109), Trancoso is a representative study in contrast that is symbolically appropriate for the cover of this book. Nestled alongside exclusive resorts, very obvious examples of abject poverty abound: Those who struggle on a daily basis to merely survive.
Microfinance in Brazil, Bolivia, and Bangladesh:
Three Complementary Models
Three Complementary Models
Microfinance in Brazil, Bolivia, and Bangladesh:
R P M P ri nt
Guilherme Malamut