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THE CONCEPTUAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK OF MICROCREDIT PROVIDERS FOR ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS: A STUDY ON JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY APPLIED IN MITRA MANINDO COOPERATIVE, NORTH SUMATERA, INDONESIA [PDF]
Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2017 Microcredit program has been widely adopted by some coutries to enhance low-end enterprieses which is also a part of anti-poverty program. However, the implementation of microcredit distribution has been criticized for its high number of bad credit cases
Hartanto A.D., Susilo, Pratomo D.S.
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Non‐Migrant Women and Their Livelihoods in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.This graphical abstract illustrates the Sundarbans social–ecological system and its influence on women's livelihood strategies, particularly migration and non‐migration decisions. It highlights the interaction between ecological (ecosystem services) and social (institutional interventions, governance) subsystems, shaping livelihood capitals (natural ...
Marta Martínez‐Fabiani +2 more
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Consumption Smoothing and Risk Coping Mechanisms: Evidence From Rural India
Review of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Using monthly, seasonal and annual panel data from rural India from 2010 to 2014, we comprehensively analyze how households smooth consumption and adjust their asset portfolios in response to income shocks, identified by exogenous deviations of rainfall from historical patterns.
Bilal Malaeb +2 more
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Microfinance and the Decision to Invest in Children’s Education
International Journal of Financial Studies, 2018 Although one of the primary objectives of microfinance has been the reduction of poverty through the provision of credit for income-generating purposes, evidence of its impact on poverty has been mixed.
PV Viswanath
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HEALTH SHOCKS AND CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS: DOES MICROCREDIT HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY? [PDF]
This paper estimates, using a large panel data set from rural Bangladesh, the effects of health shocks on household consumption and how access to microcredit affects households' response to such shocks.
Asadul Islam, Pushkar Maitra
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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 1099-1117, April 2026.ABSTRACT Concerns about the slow progress in gender equality, both globally and within corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, prompt a critical assessment of “gendered CSR,” that is, women's empowerment programs and partnerships driven by the private sector.
Tanja Verena Matheis, Christian Herzig
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Area, Volume 58, Issue 1, March 2026.Short Abstract Our paper argues that COVID‐19 deepened the translocal precarity of smallholder households, who already had to struggle with volatile commodity production and uncertain labour migration. Through the lens of translocal precarity, it reveals how the pandemic played out within a broader conjuncture of agrarian transformation, defined by ...
Rosa Yi, W. Nathan Green
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Microcredit Pricing Model for Microfinance Institutions under Basel III Banking Regulations
International Journal of Financial StudiesPurpose. The purpose of this research is to propose a tool for designing a microcredit risk pricing strategy for borrowers of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Design/methodology/approach. Considering the specific characteristics of microcredit borrowers,
Patricia Durango-Gutiérrez +3 more
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A State of the Art of Self Help Groups in India [PDF]
, 2011 This paper considers the strategies of self help group for micro-enterprise development in rural areas. It seeks to answer the question of whether and under which conditions self help groups are an effective vehicle for organizing and representing local ...
Jongerden, J.P. +2 more
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Gentrification, Urban Informality, and Displacement in Bangkok
The Developing Economies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 71-88, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the recent complex dynamics of urban transformation and spatial exclusion affecting the urban lower class. Emerging cities such as Bangkok experience rapid and compressed development in which the characteristics and challenges of both developed and developing cities co‐occur.
Tamaki Endo
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