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Access to Finance and Development: Theory and Measurement 21 Theory: The Crucial Role of Access to Finance 23 Measurement: Indicators of Access to Finance 26 Conclusions 51 Notes 52 2. Firms' Access to Finance: Entry, Growth, and Productivity 55 Access to Finance: Determinants and Implications 57 The Channels of Impact: Micro and Macro Evidence 60 Transforming the Economy: Differences in Impact 66 What Aspects of Financial Sector Development Matter for Access? 70 Conclusions 90 Notes 91 3. Household Access to Finance: Poverty Alleviation and Risk Mitigation 99 Finance, Inequality, and Poverty 100 Providing Financial Access to Households and Microentrepreneurs: How and by Whom? 113 Reaching Out to the Poor or to the Excluded? 133 Conclusions 138 Notes 139 4. Government's Role in Facilitating Access 143 Expanding Access: Importance of Long-Term Institution Building 146 Specific Policies to Facilitate Financial Access 152 Policies to Promote Competition and Stability 156 Government Interventions in the Market 163 Political Economy of Access 176 Conclusions 179 Notes 180