'Revolutionary' Textbook in Development Economics Takes Field by Storm

Debraj Ray wins praise for incorporating new theoretical approaches and for not oversimplifying the material

In a developing nation that has no formal credit records, lenders will hesitate to trust money to small-scale farmers or entrepreneurs. That stands to reason: The lenders may know nothing about the likelihood of the borrowers' repaying the debts.

The problem, at base, is a deficit of

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