A Little Microlending Goes A Long Way

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 21:56 in Mathematics & Economics

If someone loaned you $100, maybe it wouldn't change your life. But in many countries, it could be the difference between prosperity and poverty. Last year, some $36 billion of these "micro-loans" went to more than 99 million borrowers.

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