Role of Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation: Lessons from selected IDB members countries.

This book discusses a study done on the role of microfinance in poverty alleviation. This study proposes a two-pronged strategy to poverty alleviation through micro-enterprise development in membership countries of the Islamic Development Bank, basing their strategy on the dichotomy between livelihood and growth enterprises. The focus of the study is on provision of shari‘a-compliant financial services and enterprises. It reviews thematic issues in light of case studies from three ISDB member countries – Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Turkey, and draws valuable lessons from the case studies in terms of the two complimentary approaches to micro enterprises development contributing to poverty alleviation._x000D_ _x000D_