Table of Contents:
  • From a galaxy far, far away to the Souq: tracing the neoliberal tradition
  • Does microcredit work? The limits of what we know
  • I can't exchange for dollars but will you talk with me?: Learning in a different way
  • Blueprints and architects: the beginnings of South Sudan microcredit
  • Cookie cutters and meeting people: the role of postwar social ties in acquiring microcredit
  • What's trust got to do with it? The value of postwar social ties within the group borrowing procedure
  • Borrower breakdowns: Diagnosing postwar ailments
  • "They think food grows on trucks": An industry diagnosis
  • Autopsy: The fall of South Sudan's microcredit sector
  • Conclusion: Can we learn from the parable of South Sudan?