The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor (<i>Innovations Case Narrative</i>: The MicroConsignment Model)
Summary. The MicroConsignment Model addresses rural poverty in Guatemala by delivering essential products and services to remote communities. The paper documents how this distribution approach solved real problems: providing clean water to reduce illness in schools, enabling artisans to access vision correction for work, reducing indoor air pollution through improved cooking stoves, and bringing electricity access to families. The model bridges the final distribution gap that prevents rural poor from accessing basic goods.
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Kirk, G. V.. (2010). The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor (<i>Innovations Case Narrative</i>: The MicroConsignment Model). Innovations Technology Governance Globalization. https://doi.org/10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101
Kirk, Greg Van. “The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor (<i>Innovations Case Narrative</i>: The MicroConsignment Model).” Innovations Technology Governance Globalization, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101.
Kirk, Greg Van. 2010. “The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor (<i>Innovations Case Narrative</i>: The MicroConsignment Model).” Innovations Technology Governance Globalization. https://doi.org/10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101.
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title = {The MicroConsignment Model: Bridging the “Last Mile” of Access to Products and Services for the Rural Poor (<i>Innovations Case Narrative</i>: The MicroConsignment Model)},
author = {Greg Van Kirk},
journal = {Innovations Technology Governance Globalization},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101}
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- DOI
- 10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.101
- Countries
- Guatemala
- Regions
- Central America
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, innovation-networks
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- 2026-04-28