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Microcredit, the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, and academic activism: The example of Professor Anu Muhammad [PDF]

, 2018
Based on an interview with academic-activist Professor Anu Muhammad, this edited transcript illuminates the corporatization of nongovernmental organizations, with specific reference to perpetuating the negative effects of neoliberal microcredit practices
Ahmed Q. K., Burawoy M., Doh J. P., Fernando J. L., Gramsci A., Hill Collins P, Hugh Willmott, Karim L., Karim L., Khan M. M., Laasonen S., Mair J., Mannan M., Marcuse P., Mir M., Muhammad A., Osmany S. R., Rahman A., Rashedur Chowdhury, Ratner C., Said E., Said E., Scott J. C., Stiles K., Teegen H., Yunus M.   +25 more
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Dynamic Interaction Between Microfinance and Household Well-Being: Evidence from the Microcredit Progressive Model for Sustainable Development

Econometrics
Microfinance aims to promote financial inclusion among underprivileged individuals, particularly through progressive microcredit, which enables borrowers to access increasing loan amounts over time.
Ahmad Alqatan, Najoua Talbi, Hasan Behbehani, Samira Ben Belgacem, Muhammad Arslan, Wafaa Sbeiti   +5 more
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Microfinance and Third World Development: A Critical Analysis [PDF]

, 2004
Microfinance is emerging as an integral part of the new development paradigm, described by the phrase participation and development. Although the idea has become quite popular among donor agencies, development practitioners, and academicians ...
Danopoulos, Constantine P., Khandakar, Elahi   +1 more
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A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological and Technological Insights to Enhance Rice Production: A Machine Learning Approach for Sustainable Agriculture in Granma, Cuba

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the quest for sustainable agriculture, this study explores key ecological and technological factors influencing crop production under climate change. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of temperature, biomass, farmer education, renewable energy devices, greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on rice yields in Granma, Cuba, from ...
Afzal Ahmed Dar, Zhi Chen, Sergio RodrIguez‐Rodríguez, Fariborz Haghighat, Chunjiang An, Roberto Alejandro García Reyes, Beatriz González‐Rosales   +6 more
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Incorporated citizens: multinational high-tech companies and the BoP [PDF]

, 2012
In this article, I examine HP’s e-Inclusion program and its implementation in India to show how the high-tech industry’s efforts to alleviate poverty profitably are guided by C. K. Prahalad’s ideas about the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP), and are framed as
Schwittay, Anke
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Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro, Sivia Trentin, Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Paolo Landoni   +3 more
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Security Shaping Sustainability: The Difference Between Securitized and Community‐Based Conservation in Benin

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou, Christian P. Schneider   +1 more
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Loving to Straighten Out Development: Sexuality and ‘Ethnodevelopment’ in the World Bank’s Ecuadorian Lending [PDF]

, 2005
Gender staff in the World Bank -- the world's largest and most influential development institution -- have a policy problem. Having prioritised efforts to get women into paid employment as the "cure-all" for gender inequality they must deal with the work
A Aulestia, A. Aulestia, A. Eguiguren, A. Escobar, A. Fausto-Sterling, A. Pallares, A. Stoler, A. Wilson, A.M. Smith, C. Cohen, C. Moser, C. Moser, C. Moser, C. Payer, C. Velasquez, C.A. Wood, D. Cooper, D. Elson, D. Kyle, D. Williams, E. Hafner-Burton, E. Povinelli, E.N. Glenn, G. Hancock, G. Herrera Mosquera, G. Kleitz, H.G. Guamán, I. Vallejo Real, I. Vallejo Real, J. Butler, J. Carabine, J. Collins, J. Fox, J. Hendricks, J. Murphy, J. Stevens, J. Stiglitz, J. Terry, J.K. Gibson-Graham, J.M. Rahier, K. Bedford, K. Treakle, K.A. Rosemblatt, KATE BEDFORD, L Briggs, L. Meisch, L. North, M. Camacho, M. Conejo, M. Correia, M. Correia, M. Crain, M. de la Cadena, M. Gutmann, M. Waring, M. Yunus, M.J. Alexander, N. Folbre, P.R.O.D.E.P.I.N.E, P.R.O.D.E.P.I.N.E, R. Colloreado-Mansfeld, R. Muňoz Consejal, R. O’Brien, S. Hamilton, S. Mallaby, S. Phelan, S. Radcliffe, S. Sawyer, T. Laqueur, V.S. Peterson, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, X. Albo   +78 more
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Fair Markets and Resilient Supply Chains: Designing Sustainable Intermediation for Rural Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture in Ecuador's communes faces significant economic, social, and environmental challenges, intensified by supply chains dominated by traditional intermediaries. The lack of context‐specific sustainability studies further increases the vulnerability of smallholders.
Jacqueline del Rocío Bacilio Bejeguen, Verónica Ramírez Cortés, Larissa Paola Gabriel Macedo Castro, Raquel Santiago Romo   +3 more
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