Institutional Credit in Rural Niger: Low Performance and High Costs

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1987-02

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Ohio State University. Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

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Paper documents nature and magnitude of transaction costs of rural credit in Niger. System is limited to input delivery role, lacking essential banking practices. Costs of the system are substantial, with largest share borne by the institutions involved. The system does not perform a meaningful role in resource allocation.

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Marked "No. 1351" on title page.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/65896

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ESO: Economics and Sociology Occasional Papers (AEDE)