Here is an article in the most recent issue of the New Yorker on Muhammad Yunus, this years' winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the founder of the Grameen Bank, and the microfinance movement. This is Jeff Tucker on Grameen and microcredit.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Prequisites: EC 221, 222. Topics in monetary policy, theory, monetary standards, the origin of money, financial markets, interest rates, time preferences, the history of banking, the commercial banking system, central banking, and the Federal Reserve System are covered. This web site includes questions, problems, news items, and analysis that pertains to class discussions, as well as other announcements and notes.
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