Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Figures ix
5. Chapter One: The Portfolios of the Poor 1
6. Chapter Two: The Daily Grind 28
7. Chapter Three: Dealing with Risk 65
8. Chapter Four: Building Blocks: Creating Usefully Large Sums 95
9. Chapter Five: The Price of Money 132
10. Chapter Six: Rethinking Microfinance: The Grameen II Diaries 154
11. Chapter Seven: Better Portfolios 174
12. Appendix 1: The Story behind the Portfolios 185
13. Appendix 2: A Selection of Portfolios 211
14. Acknowledgments 243
15. Notes 247
16. Bibliography 265
17. Index 273