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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how bureaucratic strategies for structuring the policy environment shape regulatory outcomes, focusing on the extent to which agencies achieve their original policy preferences. Drawing on resource dependence theory and bureaucratic politics, we conceptualize the policy environment in two dimensions: internal ...
João Pedro Haddad +1 more
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MICROFINANCE– A WAY TO CONFORNT POVERTY AND STIMULATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLDWIDE [PDF]
The study presents the microfinance sector, by analyzing the general context in which this type of economic activity has appeared and developed since early age. While microfinance clients have certain profiles, sector’s products are diverse.
Bachelor Marinescu Ana - Maria
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Non‐adherence to tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a critical issue in Ethiopia and other Sub‐Saharan African countries, where both TB and HIV burdens are high. To reduce TPT non‐adherence among PLHIV, it is crucial to identify those at risk and implement targeted interventions. Therefore,
Edao Sinba Etu +5 more
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Microfinance Institutions in Nigeria
The advocation of micro – financing was triggered by the poor performance of the conventional finance sector. The essence was to reach the overwhelming population of the poor to assist in the drive to alleviate poverty. Barely a million had been provided
Nwachukwu, Ifeanyi N., Mejeha, Remy O.
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Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 26, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT Leader is not only a subject of change (i.e., influencing team members positively) but also an object of change (i.e., being changed positively for team performance). This study examines how the change of leader's personality is associated with team effectiveness in the community‐driven development (CDD) process. To that end, we examined a CDD
Junesoo Lee, Jongwoo Chung, Booyuel Kim
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Sustainability of microfinance institutions in financial crisis
The aim of this paper is to clarify the problems of microfinance and the sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFI) in financial crisis. We find, that MFIs are often considered as one of the most effective and flexible strategies in the fight ...
Janda, Karel +2 more
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Will microfinance continue to evolve into a mainstream asset class? Indications in favor and against [PDF]
The microfinance sector has been going through profound changes in the last decades: It evolved from a donor-based community, driven by philanthropic objectives, to a high growth market that is today attracting commercial investors who seek social impact
Kirchstein, Katja, Welvers, Kathleen
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Sociological Inquiry, Volume 96, Issue 3, August 2026.Development interventions, specifically rural financial services, seek to bring positive changes in traditional rural agrarian contexts. However, short‐sighted interventions can cause long‐term societal, environmental, and economic challenges. Drawing insights from long‐term ethnographic research on the social and economic implications of rural ...
Saleh Ahmed, Elizabeth Marie Eklund
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The Problems of Correlation in the Financial Risk Management – the Contribution of Microfinance
In this paper we first introduce microfinance institutions as an alternative investment instrument. We argue that beside socially responsible features of microfinance, there exists also significant portfolio enhancement opportunity in microfinance ...
Janda, Karel, Svárovská, Barbora
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SAGE OpenMicrofinance has become an increasingly important instrument in the global battle against poverty. However, its long-term success and the hurdles it faces require further critical examination.
Asmae Lahnech, Mustapha Chami
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