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Recession Ups US Demand for Third World-Type Loans
?Sokoloff and Powell are among thousands of Americans using microcredit, a financing system originated in the Third World , to help open small businesses or get through rough spots. While the dollar amounts are much bigger in the U.S. than the tiny loans in developing countries ? some for less than $10 ? the principle is the same: a financial stake that lets people in need better their lives.?
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