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Microfinance’s Impact on Education, Poverty, and Empowerment: A Case Study from the Bolivian Altiplano [PDF]

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This study explores the impact of microcredit on economic, educational, and empowerment levels of women from the Bolivian high plains who had acquired microcredit for over three years.
Sarah Gibb
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The Income Augmenting and Budget Tightening Impacts of Microfinance: Theory and Evidence from Pakistan

open access: yesSAGE Open
Since the institutionalization of microcredit as the flagship poverty alleviation program, its potential has been under constant scrutiny by practitioners and researchers.
Wajid Khan, Ikram Ullah, Sun Shaorong
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Microfinance institutions will be an important instrument to earn more remittance, send remittance and utilize remittance in Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes
Remittance is called the life blood of Bangladesh economy. In Bangladesh it contributes much in reducing poverty. In a study of Institute of Microfinance led by Professor S.R.
Sk. Mahmudul Alam, Mahmud
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Does Microfinance Reduce Poverty in Bangladesh? New Evidence from Household Panel Data [PDF]

open access: yes
The purpose of the present study is to examine whether microfinance reduces poverty in Bangladesh drawing upon the nationally representative household panel data covering 4 rounds from 1997 to 2005.
Md. Shafiul Azam, Katsushi S. Imai
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Microcredit Guarantee Funds in the Mediterranean. A Comparative Analysis

open access: yes, 2014
The perspective adopted in the research is addressed to give a clear picture of microcredit sector/guarantee funds in the current scenario, in each macro Mediterranean area, focusing on three key investigation areas dedicated respectively to: the ...
PORRETTA, Pasqualina, LEONE, Paola
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The impact of Microcredit on Women’s Empowerment. - A case study of Microcredit in the Tangail district, Bangladesh. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The impact of microcredit on women’s empowerment remains debated. While some studies suggest that microcredit helps women increase their income earning abilities, leading to greater power within the household, others argue that men often take control ...
Graflund, Fredrik
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Accessibility to microcredit by Chinese rural households [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper examines key factors influencing the accessibility of microcredit by rural households in China. The empirical approach is built upon logistic regression and data are collected through a household survey.
Hu, Baiding, Li, X, Gan, C
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Microcredit : venturing into Vietnam.

open access: yes, 1999
This project examines the use of microcredit as a poverty alleviation tool in Vietnam. This study explores the definition of microcredit, how it works and whether it can be feasibly applied to Vietnam.
Tan, Alex Aik Kim.   +2 more
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