Affordable Credit: The Way Forward

by Elaine Kempson and Sharon Collard

The poor pay more for many things but, arguably, it is the extra they pay for credit that puts the greatest strain on their budgets. This report looks beyond the rhetoric that has dominated much of the debate on high-cost credit to examine the scope for widening access to more affordable credit.The report explores what people on low incomes want from a credit source. It also analyses the constraints on lending to poor people. It looks at the scope...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861346875
• ISBN13: 9781861346872
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 48 Pages