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Microcredit program as an alternative source of financing for local development
Cooperativismo y Desarrollo, 2021 The main objective of this article is to propose a microcredit program to stimulate Local Economic Development projects. This definition is based on the preponderant role of local development in Cuba, which has become a public policy of strategic ...
Raysa Capote Pérez +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Female empowerment and its use in development contexts has histories in coloniality. Gender programs typically imply an individualistic, depoliticized concept. This article examines whether such initiatives can be supportive for empowerment. We apply an embedded qualitative case study of Bean Voyage's program to support female coffee producers
Annelie M. Gütte +3 more
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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 +6 more
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The Dogma of Development: Saudi Aid in Transition
Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la MéditerranéeNotions of development, capacity building and empowerment dominate the Saudi aid landscape today just as much as they dominate the landscape of aid worldwide.
Nora Derbal
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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 +3 more
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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 +1 more
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Financiación con microcréditos en micro y pequeñas empresas uruguayas [PDF]
, 2017 Las micro y pequeñas empresas (MYPES) representan la inmensa mayoría del tejido productivo uruguayo, generando prácticamente la mitad de la fuerza laboral del país. El acceso al crédito por parte de estas instituciones resulta crucial para asegurar su
Fernández López, Sara +3 more
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Closeness and disappointment in Jordanian friendships Proximité et déception en amitié en Jordanie
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Western folk models of friendship assume that friends like one another, implying mutually positive feelings. However, accounts of friendship from across times and places suggest that disappointment goes along with friendship as often as mutual affection.
Susan MacDougall
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Microcredit, a key element of rural economic development: a casestudy
Revista CEA, 2019 Individuals who lack financial education have a hard time starting a business. As they have no access to commercial banking, they turn to friends, family, and moneylenders.
Mario Orozco-Gutierrez
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Imbalances in Regional Development in the Context of Systemic Transformations [PDF]
Problemi Ekonomiki, 2019 The aim of the article is to study the cause-effect relationship of the imbalances in the socio-economic development of Ukraine’s regions and determine the key measures to overcome the existing imbalances in certain areas, with regard to systemic ...
Perepeliukova Olena V.
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