THE MUSTARD TREE. A HISTORY OF MICROFINANCE IN PERU

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The book “The Mustard Tree, The history of  Microfinance in Peru” wrote by Richard Webb, Lucy Conger and Patricia Inga and  published by the Instituto del Perú of USMP, won the contest “LASA Peru Flora Tristan  book prize” organized by Latin American Studies  Association (LASA), which is an association that gathers together more than 6 000  institutions dedicated to the study in Latin America.   The prize was  granted to the book for the advance of the knowledge it represents in Peru,  besides the fact that it opens new roads for research in an issue that is  important but relatively little studied. The awarding ceremony will take place  next October 8th in the city of Toronto, Canada, as part of the  International LASA 2010 Congress that will gather together hundreds of experts  from all around the world.   In this way, San  Martin de Porres University again highlights its work as generator and promoter  of knowledge, and reaffirms its commitment with research, looking for the  development of Peru