00606nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000220001724500810003926000090012052003140012958300180044394200060046199900170046720260716043833.0  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  cA  c55156d55156