Download Full eBooks in PDF
Beyond Microfinance Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Beyond Microfinance book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Mario B. Lamberte
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agricultural credit
ISBN : 9789715616058
V.2 on CD-ROM includes: Rural finance in Azerbaijan -- Rural finance in Kazakhstan -- Rural finance in Kyrgyz Republic -- Rural finance in Mongolia -- Rural finance in Tajikistan -- Rural finance in Uzbekistan.
Author : Thomas Fisher,M. S. Sriram
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0855984880
Beyond Micro-Credit sets out how Indian Micro-Finance Initiatives are combining micro-finance with a wide range of development goals, these include not only poverty alleviation through providing savings, credit and insurance services but also promoting livelihoods, empowering women, building people's organizations and changing institutions.
Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,M.A. Baqui Khalily,Hussain A. Samad
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464808951
The recent past has witnessed phenomenal growth in MFIs around the world. Today as many as 200 million people are beneficiaries of microfinance. Given its worldwide attention, microfinance has received serious criticism, including the argument that it is a fad with less-than-expected benefits for the poor. Surely, microfinance is not without any pitfalls. Yet the premise of improving access to financial services for consumption smoothing by the poor has never been a subject of controversy. What has been controversial is whether microfinance can alleviate poverty. That the poor lack an effective and affordable alternative financing mechanism to support income generation does not necessarily mean microfinance is a panacea since it involves entrepreneurial skills, which many poor lack. It is little wonder that studies evaluating the benefits of microfinance have produced conflicting results. Of course, study findings are contextual: They are positive in conducive environments and less so in unfavorable ones. Microfinance must be distinguished from anti-poverty schemes (e.g., conditional cash transfers) because benefits from microfinance-supported activities, which involve participants’ entrepreneurial skills and ability, take time to realize. This book using household long panel survey of 1991/92-2010/11 from Bangladesh addresses some of criticisms—including whether pushing microfinance has made it redundant as a tool for poverty reduction—while investigating whether it still matters for the poor after two decades of extensive growth. The book’s findings confirm the positive effects of continued borrowing from a microfinance program. Despite a manifold increase in microfinance borrowing, loan recovery has not declined and long-term borrowers are not trapped in poverty or debt. Interest rates charged by MFIs are not too high for realizing returns on investment, although the MFIs have scope for lowering them. The book is expected to contribute to the ongoing debate on the cost-effectiveness of microfinance as a tool for inclusive growth and development. It is expected to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the various virtues of microfinance against its portrayal as having drifted from its original poverty-reduction mission.
Author : Murisa, Tendai,Chikweche, Tendai
Publisher : Weaver Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781779222855
Over the past years, few African countries have been the focus of discussions and analyses generating a vast array of literature as much as Zimbabwe. The socioeconomic and political crises since the turn of the century have deeply transformed the country from the ideals of a vibrant freshly independent nation just two decades earlier. These transformations have necessitated the call for the restructuring of Zimbabwean society, polity, and economy. But this literature remains exclusively within the realm of academic thinking and theorising, with no concerted effort to move beyond this by explicitly drawing out the policy implications. Beyond the Crises: Zimbabwe's Prospects for Transformation is a welcome addition to the academic and policy literature with a much broader and all-embracing focus in terms of policy interventions. By focusing on different aspects of social and economic justice, Murisa and Chikweche go beyond initiating a broad discussion on these two key pillars of human development with a view to suggesting possible future directions of practical solutions and policy development for the attainment of inclusive social and economic justice for Zimbabweans.
Author : Abdul Ghafar Ismail,Abdelrahman Elzahi Saaid Ali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Economics
ISBN : 967418399X
Author : Lucian Peter Christoph Peppelenbos,International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Publisher : Kit Pub
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 946022055X
Value Chain Finance is a solution to such dilemmas.
Author : Godfrey Kanyenze,Timothy Kondo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781779221605
Beyond the Enclave sets out to unravel the contradiction of a country, Zimbabwe, where a rich, diverse resource base co-exists with endemic poverty. One reason lies in the colonial economy, which was predicated on an ideology of white supremacy, creating an enclave formal economy employing one-fifth of the labour force. Yet over three decades after independence, the non-formal segment has become even more entrenched. This book assesses Zimbabwes economy through three main phases: 1980-90 when a strong social policy framework proved difficult to sustain due to erratic growth, and 1991-96, when structural adjustment demanded a market-driven approach to development. The third phase is characterized by crisis-management leading to policy inconsistencies and reversals. Not surprisingly, such incoherence saw the economy descend into hyperinflation and paralysis in 2007-2008, leading to the signing of the Global Political Agreement in September 2008. In the absence of formal dollarization, economic recovery after the adoption of the multi-currency regime has remained fragile, leaving an estimated 70 per cent of the population outside the banking system. This has further entrenched uneven (enclave) growth as the economy remains locked in a low-income poverty trap. There is a need to facilitate transition towards formality to promote decent jobs. Furthermore, a strategic, developmental role for the state in the economy is now widely recognized as vital for development. Beyond the Enclave argues for a new approach to development in Zimbabwe based on pro-poor and inclusive strategies, which will contribute to the well-being of all of its citizens and wise stewardship of its resources. It offers suggestions on policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in all sectors, designed to promote inclusive growth and humane development.
Author : Tara S. Nair
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317324515
This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of microfinance initiatives in India. Through substantive field research and case studies ranging across the country, it examines Indian microfinance within its distinct socio-economic realities — the role of women, financial inclusion, rural entrepreneurship, and innovation — its interactions with multiple institutions, the challenges, as well as future directions.
Author : Roland Dominicé,Julia Minici
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Investments
ISBN : OCLC:861717942
"This book was written as an introductory research guide to small enterprise impact investing, with the objective of defining this new investment theme and mapping its universe. It offers information for investors and other people who are interested in this space and helps to provide further transparency and understanding of this topic."--Publisher's description from website.
Author : Shahidur R. Khandker,M. A. Baqui Khalily,Hussain A. Samad
Publisher : Directions in Development
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464808945
The recent past has witnessed phenomenal growth in microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. Today, as many as 200 million people are beneficiaries of microfinance. With its worldwide attention, microfinance has also received serious criticism, including that it is a fad with less-than-expected benefits for the poor. Surely, microfinance is not without limitations. Yet the premise of improving access by the poor to financial services for consumption smoothing has never been a subject of controversy. What has been controversial is whether microfinance can alleviate poverty. That the poor lack an effective and affordable alternative financing mechanism to support income generation does not necessarily mean microfinance is a panacea, since it involves entrepreneurial skills, which many poor people lack. It is little wonder that studies evaluating the benefits of microfinance have produced conflicting results. Study findings are contextual: They are positive in conducive environments and less so in unfavorable ones. Microfinance must be distinguished from antipoverty schemes (e.g., conditional cash transfers) because benefits from microfinance-supported activities, which involve participants' entrepreneurial skills and ability, take time to be realized. Beyond Ending Poverty: The Dynamics of Microfinance in Bangladesh uses household long panel surveys from 1991/92 to 2010/11 in Bangladesh to address some of the criticisms of microfinance--including whether pushing microfinance has made it redundant as a tool for poverty reduction--while investigating whether it still matters for the poor after two decades of extensive growth. The book's findings confirm the positive effects of continued borrowing from microfinance programs. Despite a substantial increase in microfinance borrowing, loan recovery has not declined and long-term borrowers are not trapped in poverty or debt. Interest rates charged by MFIs are not too high for realizing returns on investment, although the MFIs have scope for lowering them. Beyond Ending Poverty is expected to contribute to the ongoing debate on the cost-effectiveness of microfinance as a tool for inclusive growth and development. The book is expected to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the various virtues of microfinance against its portrayal as having drifted from its original poverty-reduction mission.
Author : Abdelrahman Elzahi
Publisher : ISLAMIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789960323046
This book is a compilation of papers presented in a thematic workshop on business models in Islamic microfinance, organized by International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), and Agricultural Bank of Sudan. The objective of the workshop was to discuss specific Islamic microfinance business models and best practices, as well as the most advanced experiences at the international level.
Author : Naoko Felder-Kuzu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-08
Category : Franchises (Retail trade)
ISBN : 0557094445
An introduction to microfinance, microfranchising and social businesses.
Author : Ira W. Lieberman,Paul DiLeo,Todd A. Watkins
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815737643
A major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industry Over the past four decades, microfinance—the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets—has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and a few other countries to a significant global source of financing. Some 200 million people globally now receive support from microfinance institutions, with most of the recipients in the developing world. In the beginning, much of the microfinance industry was managed by non-governmental organizations, but today the majority of these institutions are commercial and regulated by governments, and they provide safe places for the poor to save, as well as offering much-needed capital and other financial services. Now out of infancy, the microfinance industry faces major challenges, including its ability to deal with mobile banking and other technology and concerns that some markets are now over-saturated with microfinance. How the industry deals with these and other challenges will determine whether it will continue to grow or will be subsumed within the larger global financial sector. This book is based on the results of a workshop at Lehigh University among thirty-four leaders in the industry. The editors, working with contributions from more than a dozen leading authorities in the field, tell the important story of how microfinance developed, how it has met the needs of hundreds of millions of people, and they address key questions about how it can continue to meet those needs in the future.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business logistics
ISBN : OCLC:1336442998
Author : M. Looft
Publisher : Springer
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137450784
By tracing an arc of thought and action from both historical and religious figures up through modern microfinance practitioners, Looft illustrates the many ways religious inspiration continues to remain at the crux of international economic development–while raising compelling questions around God and Mammon working together to help the poor.