Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Politics and International Relations
Second Department
Economics
Reader 1
Nancy Neiman
Reader 2
Nayana Bose
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© 2024 Jacqueline M Tsai
Abstract
Using econometric tests, a critical lens analysis, and power-mapping techniques, I illustrate a shift in microfinance, prompted by neoliberal market-fundamentalism, resulting in the commercialization of the sector. Originally oriented to answer the question: “Do microfinance institutions effectively reduce poverty and empower women?”, this thesis interprets the redefining of microfinance’s goals from poverty reduction and empowerment to a more sinister imperial task, funded by billions of dollars globally.
Recommended Citation
Tsai, Jacqueline, "The Destruction of Microfinance in Cambodia - A Mixed Method Critique of the Marketization of Global Development" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2459.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2459
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
