Access to Financial Services : A Review of the Issues and Public Policy Objectives

This paper reviews the evidence on the importance of finance for economic well-being, provides data on the degree of use of basic financial services by households and firms across a sample of countries, assesses the desirability of more universal access, and overviews the macroeconomic, legal, and r...

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Main Author: Claessens, Stijn
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800525/access-financial-services-review-issues-public-policy-objectives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8958

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