00530nam a2200085Ia 4500100002200000245008100022260000900103520031400112583001800426  aDahlstrand, Johan  aReaching the poor : some observations on formal and informal credit in Haiti  c2007  aTraces the evolution of credit to the poor in Haiti, mainly from the 1950s to the present.  Discusses the failures of the past and raises the question of what the recent contribution of the micro lending institutions has been when it comes to reaching out to the needy. Notes future developments in the field.  c9/14/07kJOYD