PBS NewsHour

India Grapples With the Pitfalls of Microfinancing

Clip: 03/30/2011 | 8m 16s

Created to give poor people new tools to create businesses, India's microlending system now faces new troubles. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of the once-hailed business of small loans.

Aired: 03/30/11

Rating: NR

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