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Affordable financial services to the rural population have been a prime component of development strategy for the past several decades. This paper outlines the traditional approach to rural finance, which relied heavily on supply-led, state-owned, agricultural credit institutions. It then illustrates an emerging new approach that focuses on promoting rural financial markets within the context of rural development and presents criteria for assessing rural finance institutions. The paper reviews and analyzes the performance of three successful rural institutions: the Bank for Agriculture and...

This collection of articles on Latin American Jews comprises a wide range of subjects, including comparative analyses of Latin American Jewry from the perspective of globalization and transnationalism, monographic studies on religious identities, interactions between Jews and non-Jews, multiple dimensions of Zionism, and literary criticism. Based on an international conference organized by the University of Sao Paulo, the Dahan Center in Bar Ilan University, and the Academic College in Ashkelon, this volume contributes a new approach to Latin American Jewish Studies. It pays special attention...