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THE MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY [PDF]
Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2017 In this paper the microfinance industry will be described, both as it is today and with historical perspectives. Brief history of past failure of subsidized loans is mentioned.
Gudjonsson Sigurdur
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Women Microfinance Services Uptake and Patriarchal Setbacks: Lessons from Kalali Savings and Credit Co-operative Society in Hai District, Tanzania [PDF]
Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023 This study determined the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on women microfinance services uptake and establish whether women access to microfinance services has challenged the prevailing patriarchal system in Hai District, Kilimanjaro ...
Luka S. Njau
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Management Science Letters, 2020 Article history: Received: April 27, 2018 Received in revised format: June 21, 2018 Accepted: June 25, 2018 Available online: June 25, 2018 Women-Empowerment is one of the most crucial challenge in Pakistan.
Waseem Ul-Hameed, H. Mohammad, H. Shahar
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
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Factors influencing Sudanese microfinance intention to adopt mobile banking
Cogent Business & Management, 2016 Access to financial service has become a key phenomenon for economic development and poverty alleviation .Microfinance is one way of fighting poverty in Sudan, where most citizens are in need of it. However, despite the initial results showing a positive
Anwar Ammar, Elsadig Musa Ahmed
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Compounding crises of social reproduction: Microfinance, over-indebtedness and the COVID-19 pandemic
World Development, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has hit at a time when microfinance is at its historical peak, with an estimated 139 million microfinance customers globally. Cambodia’s microfinance sector is one of the fastest growing, and like others in the Global South has ...
K. Brickell +6 more
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Resilience is still conceptualised as gender‐neutral in research and policy discussions. However, a gendered resilience framework suggests that gender roles and intra‐household dynamics are intricately linked with household resilience. This manuscript aims to analyse the effect of gender role attitudes on climate change resilience.
Bekhzod Egamberdiev +3 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
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Role Of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies on Women Socio-Economic Empowerment: A Case of Brac Microfinance Institution in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania [PDF]
Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023 This study examined the role of Microfinance Institution on women socio-economic empowerment in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Specifically, the study determined, factors influencing women access to BRAC microfinance services, the ...
Prosper John Kimaro*
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, 2020 By applying critical dialogics to “surface the political”, we interrogate the microfinance industry’s disputed claims of promoting women’s empowerment in developing countries.
F. Tanima, Judy Brown, J. Dillard
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