Inclusive Financial Development provides theoretical and empirical analyses of the nature of financial inclusion. The contributing authors explore the impedimen

Broad-based and inclusive financial systems significantly raise growth, alleviate poverty, and expand economic opportunity. Households, small enterprises, and t

The book outlines a journey from enabling models of government and business to strategies for creating both financial and social inclusion and entrepreneurism a

In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set

Access to financial services varies sharply around the world. In many developing countries less than half the population has an account with a financial institu