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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Roodman, David Malin.
Due diligence : an impertinent inquiry into microfinance / David Roodman.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-933286-48-8
1. Microfinance—Evaluation. I. Title.
HG178.3.R66 2011
332—dc23 2011040139
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Printed on acid-free paper
Typeset in Minion and Optima
Composition by Cynthia Stock
Silver Spring, Maryland
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