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In recent years, microfinance has been a primary policy for combating poverty and socio-economic development worldwide. The common perception about microfinance is that it’s simply about helping the poor by providing microloans and other financial services thus enabling sustainable socioeconomic growth. The paper delineates the current perspectives of microfinance and its coexistence with the current social order and connection with the liberal cultural ideals. It is argued that microfinance has aggravated the problems for society instead of reducing it. This paper analytically analyzes microfinance and traces its underlying values. The analysis is based on the theory presented by Bishop (2007) that social science is deeply colored with liberal cultural ideals and commitment to these values has serious consequences in societies. It is being argued that the scheme provided by microfinance for poverty alleviation be aligned with the political agenda of liberals. It manipulatively influences governments to emasculate a wide range of developmental and progressive policies for society. Moreover, the current microfinance policy runs deeper than just changing the economic system of the country.

Amir Saeed, Anam Tariq. (2019) Microfinance as a Vehicle of Liberal Political Ideals and Pakistani State, Putaj Humanities And Social Science, Volume-26, Issue-1.
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