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The Chronicle of Philanthropy cites David Roodman's microfinance blog on speculative microfinance bubbles.
From the article:
"David Roodman, a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank, asks whether microfinance could be subject to “bubbles” somewhat similar to the ones that decimated the financial-services industry."
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