Anything but micro-no small change
Informality practices at a nonprofit microlender in Washington, DC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2049007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Antoaneta Tileva (0000-0002-2515-4781, American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-83 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-4847 • E-ISSN: 2330-4847 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sea2.12193 |
| OpenAlex | W3110775894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article is a case study of a nonprofit microlender in Washington, DC. It explores the ways in which this microlender serves the immigrant business community particularly well by tolerating a certain degree of informality in its lending and training policies. It focuses on the way informality in the lending and social practices of the organization is a pragmatic adaptation that begs to be recognized as a valid and potentially transformative alternative to "business as usual." It also connects and contrasts microlending in the United States to that in the developing world
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |