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Microfinance's Dark Side: Exploitation Amidst Returns
23 Oct
Summary
- Microfinance continues to cause suicides and land sales.
- This exploitation was expected to be a past issue.
- Efforts to reform the industry have yet to fully succeed.
A decade after staggering social costs were linked to microfinance, the exploitation of millions continues. Disturbing issues such as suicides, debtors' prisons, and borrowers being forced to sell their land were thought to be receding into history.
However, these grim realities have not been eradicated. Efforts aimed at reforming the microfinance sector and mitigating its negative impacts have not yet yielded complete success. The continuation of these exploitative practices underscores the ongoing challenges faced by vulnerable populations relying on microfinance services.
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