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Micro‐credits in scientific publishing
Journal of Documentation, 2011PurposeNew technologies allow for efficient dissemination of scientific knowledge objects (SKOs). Yet they are likely to transform SKOs as well. The aim of this paper is to propose a way to structure SKOs that allows for both a clear individuation of the main scientific contributions and a fine‐grained structure of credits and evaluation.Design ...
Casati, Roberto +2 more
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Micro‐credit for microenterprises?
Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2010PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that constrain women petty traders' access to microcredit, and the innovative measures they have initiated in order to counter these constraints.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on in‐depth interviews with women micro‐entrepreneurs drawn from a convenience sample of 20 petty ...
Nnamdi O. Madichie, Anayo D. Nkamnebe
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Recovering of micro credit in Nigeria
Management Research Review, 2011PurposeThis paper aims to examine the factors that are responsible for the poor credit recovery among micro‐finance institutions (MFIs) that disbursed a United Nations Development Programme's micro credit in Anambra State, Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachA total of 97 MFIs were surveyed out of a total of 129 MFIs in Anambra State in 2007. A ten‐item
Anayo D. Nkamnebe, Ellis I. Idemobi
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The impact of micro-credit on poverty: evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]
Progress in Development Studies, 2005 This paper examines empirically the impact of micro-credit on poverty in Bangladesh. Unlike previous studies, the focus is on both objective and subjective poverty and particular attention is paid to the length of time programme participants have had access to micro-credit.
Chowdhury, M., Ghosh, D., Wright, R.E.
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The Financialization of Micro‐Credit
Development and Change, 2013ABSTRACTThe financial crisis which crested in 2008/2009 sparked much debate regarding the future of global financial governance. Echoing the ways in which that crisis entailed a particular intrusion of ‘high finance’ into everyday lives, the main contention of this article is that critical analyses of finance would benefit from training attention onto ...
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Micro-Credit in Transition Economies
2002Micro-credit was originally developed as a specific tool for economic and social development in the poor countries of Asia and South America. In the last two decades, however, it has found an application in the countries in transition, and in some developed regions as well.
Muris Čičić, Aziz Šunje
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Micro credit and the threshold of praiseworthiness
Analytic Philosophy, 2020AbstractWhat is the threshold of praiseworthiness? That is, how morally good should an action be in order to be potentially morally praiseworthy? I argue that the threshold of praiseworthiness should be set at actions that fulfill obligations. One may think that this threshold is too low, but this impression is due to the failure to realize that a ...
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Micro credit in India: an overview
World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2005The present paper reviews origin, development and growth of the micro credit programme in India. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in India launched its pilot phase of the Self Help Group Bank Linkage programme in 1992. Self Help Groups have been recognised by the policy makers as the effective conduits for accomplishing the ...
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The Impact of Micro Credit on the Empowerment of Women
2022The chapter presents the vital role of micro credit in the empowerment of rural women. Indian women who live by the countryside generally isolate themselves within the confines of their homes and are actively involved in agricultural and related activities.
Nasim Saadati +2 more
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MICRO CREDIT RISK METRICS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 2013SUMMARYDefault modelling is a general term used for several interrelated fields of risk management. Bond defaults, credit (loan) defaults, firm defaults and country defaults are examples of this kind. The scope and reason for existence of this study is to focus mainly on firm default.
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