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Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 63 No. 4 2025

Kardas-Nelson, Mara. We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance

R. Meager

University of New South Wales

Abstract

R. Meager of University of New South Wales reviews “We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance” by Mara Kardas-Nelson. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores how microfinance, the practice of lending small amounts of money directly to people facing poverty, has impacted the lives of borrowers, highlighting the experiences of women in Sierra Leone who took out microfinance loans.”

DOI
10.1257/jel.63.4.1552.r4
Volume
63
Issue
4
Pages
1558-1560
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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