Download or read book Financial Inclusion, Innovation, and Investments written by Ralph D. Christy and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. How can financial markets and biotechnology help the rural poor? / Ralph D. Christy [und weitere] -- 2. Financial development and growth : what role can foreign capital play? / Eswar Prasad [und weitere] -- 3. The securitization of microloans / Vicki L. Bogan -- 4. A vision for scaling microfinance : more than dollars and smarts / Deborah Burand -- 5. Innovations in index insurance for the poor in low-income countries / Jerry Skees -- 6. Overcoming poverty through improved agricultural technology / Robert W. Herdt -- 7. Agricultural biotechnology in Latin America : economic benefits, regional capacity, and policy options / Greg Traxler -- 8. Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa : strategic policy challenges and opportunities / Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer -- 9. Developing country options under TRIPS : choices to maximize biotech transfer / William Lesser and Deepthi Kolady -- 10. What matters to African firms? The relevance of perceptions data / Alan Gelb [und weiteren] -- 11. Making the most out of FDI in Africa / Norbert L.W. Wilson and Malick Diarrasouba