India Grapples With the Pitfalls of Microfinancing
Clip: 3/30/2011 | 8m 16s
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of small loans in India.
Created to give poor people new tools to create businesses, India's microlending system now faces new troubles. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of the once-hailed business of small loans.
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India Grapples With the Pitfalls of Microfinancing
Clip: 3/30/2011 | 8m 16s
Created to give poor people new tools to create businesses, India's microlending system now faces new troubles. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of the once-hailed business of small loans.
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