Artisans and the Marketing of Ethnicity: Globalization, Indigenous Identity and Nobility Principle In Micro-Enterprise Development [PDF]
, 2008 As a constructed category of human difference, \u27ethnicity\u27 has given way to \u27culture\u27 in its shared genealogy in the new millennium. Public knowledge about such phenomena as \u27ethnic cleansing\u27, debates on immigration, and the use of ...
Chandler, Robin M.
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Development Initiatives, Micro-Enterprise Performance and Sustainability
International Journal of Financial Studies, 2018 Towards improving the socio-economic condition of low-income households, development organizations offer a repertoire of initiatives. This study focused on the impacts of access to working capital and enterprise development training programs, on the ...
Wan Nurulasiah binti Wan Mustapa +2 more
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An Analysis of Repayment Among Clients of the Microfinance Institution Esperanza International, Dominican Republic [PDF]
This research considers default among borrowers of Esperanza International, a microfinance institution in the Dominican Republic. Though Esperanza holds high repayment rates, it is of value to examine the 3 to 5 percent of clients that have not had ...
Salazar, Gabriela L.
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Stepping Stones Report 2007: Clearing a Path for Women's Economic Security [PDF]
, 2007 Examines the progress of the foundation's multi-year initiative to build the long-term financial independence and economic security of low-income, women-headed families in the Washington, D.C ...
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Enterprise recovery following natural disasters [PDF]
Using data from surveys of enterprises in Sri Lanka after the December 2004 tsunami, the authors undertake the first microeconomic study of the recovery of the private firmsin a developing country following a major natural disaster.
de Mel, Suresh +2 more
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Bisinis belong olgeta mere long Honiara, Solomon Islands = Informal activities of the women of Honiara, Solomon Islands : 31.798 research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]
, 2000 Solomon Islands' women in the Urban Informal Sector (UIS) seem to be invisible to the policy makers both from the perspective of their contribution and their needs. Although government programs aim at assisting small scale entrepreneurs, women as a group
Fakaia, Matthew
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Microfinance in good times and bad: Yankee ingenuity keeps microfinance strong [PDF]
With banks still facing challenges, alternative sources of credit are likely to play an increasingly important role in financing small businesses. The authors describe what ACCION USA has learned as its approach to microlending has evolved.Small business
Gina Harman, Matthew Royles
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Digital Technology Uses among Microenterprises
, 2023 This paper explores the use of digital technologies, their association with performance outcomes, and the main constraints to greater use among microenterprises. The study uses a sample of more than 3,300 firms across seven Sub-Saharan African countries, of which over 70 percent are informal ...
Atiyas, Izak, Dutz, Mark A.
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Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Participating in a Combination Income-Generating HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]
Front Reprod Health, 2021 Nwaozuru U +9 more
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