SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis

Authors: Cole, Shawn; Saleman, Yannick
Source: Harvard Business School
Year: 2011
Company Name: SKS
Number of pages: 18

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Abstract:

SKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices. This case teaches students about the political economy risks of providing finance to the Base of the Pyramid.