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From boom to bust: how different has microfinance been from traditional banking? [PDF]
This paper presents an in-depth analysis of developments in the microfinance sector before and after the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008 by comparing them with developments in traditional banking sectors of emerging market economies and developing ...
Wagner, Charlotte
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Figures of an Agrarian Nation: Indonesia's Agricultural Census, 1963–2023
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why have Indonesia's decennial agricultural censuses defined their key unit of analysis, the ‘agricultural household’, differently? How do changes to that category shape knowledge production among those who rely on census data? This paper compares definitions of the agricultural household across seven censuses with international ...
Colum Graham
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Scaling-up microfinance for India's rural poor [PDF]
This paper reviews the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural poor and examines some of the key microfinance approaches in India, taking a close look at the most dominant among these, the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage ...
Basu, Priya, Srivastava, Pradeep
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract We use role congruity theory to examine how differing role expectations surrounding entrepreneur gender and race shape the influence of social responsibility rhetoric used in crowdfunding pitches. To do so, we develop a novel content‐analytic measure of social responsibility rhetoric using the Kinder, Lydenberg, and Domini (KLD) dimensions of ...
Aaron H. Anglin +4 more
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Microfinance investment vehicles in Sub-Saharan Africa: constraints and potentials
This paper sheds the light on the potential and constraints of possible interactions between Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs) and the two main African Microfinance models namely the cooperative model, well developed in West Africa, and the ...
Moulin, Bertrand
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MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS UNDER INTEREST RATES CEILINGS [PDF]
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have grown fast in WAEMU surprising political decision makers. They reacted by setting up in the late 90's, a specific legislation.
Denis H. Acclassato
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Breaking Barriers: Scaffolding Social‐Symbolic Work for Women’s Economic Empowerment
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This study advances the understanding of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in non‐Western contexts by theorizing how social‐symbolic work facilitates empowerment despite entrenched institutional and cultural constraints. Drawing on a qualitative study into the establishment of Kuwait’s first women’s business incubator, we explore how female ...
Mohsen Abumuamar, Juliane Reinecke
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Microfinance as a Poverty Reduction Tool—A Critical Assessment [PDF]
This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfinance as a universal poverty reduction tool. It argues that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies, its impact ...
Anis Chowdhury
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Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge +4 more
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Future Business JournalPurpose Rural microfinance has become a crucial tool in global poverty alleviation efforts. Research has increasingly highlighted its role not only in combating poverty but also in empowering women and supporting adaptation strategies, particularly in ...
Jesika Ghatode, Gopi Nimbarte
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