This article analyses performance of the land market in several irregular settlements
(colonias) outside Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas. Specifically, it explores the impact …

This article analyzes the impact of The Community Resources Group Receivership Program
undertaken from 1998 to 2002 that provided clean property titles to residents in several …

High population density, an extensive informal economy, and diminishing foreign aid have
made El Salvador an attractive site for microenterprise-lending programs. My research in …

This chapter explores the potential of microfinance programs to address poverty. The terms
and definitions of microfinance, including microenterprise lending, microcredit, financial …

This article analyzes the impact of The Community Resources Group Receivership Program
undertaken 1998-2002 that provided clean property titles to residents in several informal …

'I've been able to increase my sales and diversify what I sell thanks to the small loan and
training I got from Lumana here in our town', said Mary, a Ghanaian microentrepreneur who …

This collection of papers is the result of a workshop entitled “Comparative Policy
Perspectives on Urban Land Market Reform in Eastern Europe, Southern Africa and Latin …

High population density, an extensive informal economy, and diminishing foreign aid have
made El Salvador an attractive site for microenterpriselending programs. My research in …