2. Challenges in Banking the Rural Poor: Evidence from Kenya’s Western Province

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Series Introduction 1
4. Volume Introduction 5
5. I. Finance and Capital Allocation
6. 1. Resolving the African Financial Development Gap: Cross-Country Comparisons and a Within-Country Study of Kenya 13
7. 2. Challenges in Banking the Rural Poor: Evidence from Kenya’s Western Province 63
8. 3. The Financial Sector in Burundi: An Investigation of Its Efficiency in Resource Mobilization and Allocation 103
9. 4. Were the Nigerian Banking Reforms of 2005 a Success . . . and for the Poor? 157
10. 5. Misallocation, Property Rights, and Access to Finance: Evidence from within and across Africa 183
11. II. Mobile Phones
12. 6. New Cellular Networks in Malawi: Correlates of Service Rollout and Network Performance 215
13. 7. Mobile Banking: The Impact of M- Pesa in Kenya 247
14. III. International Trade
15. 8. African Export Successes: Surprises, Stylized Facts, and Explanations 297
16. 9. AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions 343
17. Contributors 395
18. Author Index 399
19. Subject Index 403