The Informal Financial Sector in Bangladesh
An Appraisal of its Role in Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Atiq Rahman (International Fund for Agricultural Development, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 147-168 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1992.tb00441.x |
| OpenAlex | W2086778606 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
Informal financial markets in developing countries, and their role in the development process itself, form a relatively neglected area when it comes to research and policy planning. It seems, however, that this may be due to inaccurate perceptions of the value and effectiveness of this sector, and of its relationship to formal sector financial institutions. This paper uses data from an extensive research project on informal financial markets in Bangladesh to examine the size of the informal market, its relationship to the formal financial sector and the part it plays in the process of development. The paper concludes that, in all these aspects, the informal financial markets are more important, more efficient and more equitable than is generally supposed
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Financial market · Financial sector · Financial sector development · Financial system · Informal sector · Process (computing) · Value (mathematics) · Finance · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2013 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |