Role Of Microfinance In Poverty Alleviation

Author : Ben Quinones,Joe Remenyi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317762591

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Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation by Ben Quinones,Joe Remenyi Pdf

Despite the considerable economic growth of the Asia-Pacific, poverty continues to be a major problem. One key way to create sustainable livelihoods and to provide poor households an escape route from poverty is microfinance. Since the early 1980s, microfinance practitioners have proven that the poor are creditworthy, capable of utilizing scarce capital efficiently in viable incom-generating projects and able to pay back their loans. This book collects the experience of microfinance practitioners in 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region to describe the present state of the art. It is designed to provide an overview of the subject: why it is so essential to poverty reduction; what is the best practice; what kind of policy framework and regulatory environment is required. It offers both an extensive survey of the academic literature and a selection of case studies, all from authors who have been active practitioners in microfinance for many years. The case studies cover four key countries in South Asia and three countries in East Asia in which microfinance had become particularly important. There is also a regional chapter covering the Pacific islands.

Author : Tazul Islam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317096795

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Microcredit and Poverty Alleviation by Tazul Islam Pdf

The attempt of the Grameen Bank to alleviate poverty and enhance the skills and productivity of its rural women clients provides the fascinating backdrop to this important study of micro-credit institutions. Tazul Islam examines the real extent to which the Grameen Bank's credit-alone policy has been successful in securing the Bank's financial sustainability; its practical role in alleviating poverty and its actual impact on the productivity of its clients. This book concludes by considering alternative policy options that hold out the possibility of increased poverty alleviation.

Author : Mohammed Obaidullah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Finance
ISBN : 9960321819

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Role of Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation by Mohammed Obaidullah Pdf

Author : Susan Johnson,Ben Rogaly
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0855983698

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Microfinance and Poverty Reduction by Susan Johnson,Ben Rogaly Pdf

The book emphasizes the importance of studying the local context, and then considering the macroeconomic factors which may be operating upon the economy of a particular country. Five extended case studies, in the Gambia, Ecuador, Mexico, Pakistan, and the UK are examined with reference to further aspects of sustainability and impact assessment.

Author : Leire San-Jose,José Luis Retolaza,Luc van Liedekerke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Accounting
ISBN : 303000001X

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Handbook on Ethics in Finance by Leire San-Jose,José Luis Retolaza,Luc van Liedekerke Pdf

Author : Severine S. A. Kessy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Microfinance
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124271078

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The Contribution of Microfinance Institutions to Poverty Reduction in Tanzania by Severine S. A. Kessy Pdf

Author : Uyi Benjamin Edegbe
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783954891733

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Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: An Empirical Evidence from Benin Metropolis South-South of Nigeria by Uyi Benjamin Edegbe Pdf

This book is an empirical study of how microfinance impacts on poverty reduction in Nigeria. The book examined conceptual issues in poverty and microfinance with focus on the nature and incidences of the poverty phenomenon, justification for the establishment and growth of microfinance in Nigeria. This book with theoretical and empirical findings investigates the previous attempts by the governments in alleviating poverty and specifically how microfinance have helped in reducing the poverty menace especially since the promulgation of the microfinance banking act in 2005 by the Central bank of Nigeria.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113049469

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National Forum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Almas Heshmati,Esfandiar Maasoumi,Guanghua Wan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812874207

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Poverty Reduction Policies and Practices in Developing Asia by Almas Heshmati,Esfandiar Maasoumi,Guanghua Wan Pdf

This book looks at the major policy challenges facing developing Asia and how the region sustains rapid economic growth to reduce multidimensional poverty through socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable measures. Asia is facing many challenges arising from population growth, rapid urbanization, provision of services, climate change and the need to redress declining growth after the global financial crisis. This book examines poverty and related issues and aims to advance the development of new tools and measurement of multidimensional poverty and poverty reduction policy analysis. The book covers a wide range of issues, including determinants and causes of poverty and its changes; consequences and impacts of poverty on human capital formation, growth and consumption; assessment of poverty strategies and policies; the role of government, NGOs and other institutions in poverty reduction; rural-urban migration and poverty; vulnerability to poverty; breakdown of poverty into chronic and transitory components; and a comparative study on poverty issues in Asia and other regions. The book will appeal to all those interested in economic development, resources, policies and economic welfare and growth.

Author : Najmul Hoda
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783668759848

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Faith-based Microfinance. An Alternative Tool of Poverty Alleviation by Najmul Hoda Pdf

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, grade: A, , course: PhD, language: English, abstract: The poor, like others, too need financial products and services in order to build assets, manage consumption and mitigate risks. Microfinance, in recent times, has emerged as a powerful tool to provide access to some financial services to the poor. For decades, poverty alleviation has topped the International development agenda. United Nations Millennium Goals state that by 2015 the number of people living in extreme poverty should be half of what it was in 2000. Microfinance addresses the twin goals of financial inclusion and poverty alleviation in a way that builds self-esteem in the individual and self-sufficiency in the institution providing the financial services. Different models have emerged in microfinance delivery based on their clientele, focus area, interest rate, savings linkages, collateral, coverage and organizational/legal structure. With all the successes of the existing microfinance models, the herculean task of poverty alleviation still leaves enough space for innovative models. This study explores the potential of faith-based microfinance in complimenting the efforts of poverty alleviation and also overcoming the weaknesses in the existing models. Faith-based microfinance operate on distinct principles. The purpose of this study is to focus on the functioning of the faith based microfinance and to explore its role as an alternative tool of poverty alleviation. In order to get a meaningful insight regarding the impact of faith based microfinance on the lives of the beneficiaries, it is necessary that a comparison is made to the mainstream microfinance on commonly accepted parameters of poverty alleviation.

Author : Imad A. Hamze
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781428988101

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Role of Microcredit in Poverty Alleviation by Imad A. Hamze Pdf

Microfinance has become an increasingly popular option in many developing countries & is an effective tool for improving the living standards of the poor. Several local non-governmental org., international finance institutions, donor countries, banks & others have shown an interest in developing microenterprises through such loans. Here is detailed info. on the microfinance sector in Lebanon & may be of use to researchers, non-governmental & governmental org., donors, policy makers, & prospective borrowers. Includes a description of the microlending market & its major players in Lebanon, an analysis of the strengths & weaknesses of these players, & info. on the microenterprises that constitute the potential target of lending institutions.

Author : M.L. Narasaiah
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Financial services industry
ISBN : 8183560695

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Microcredit and Rural Poverty by M.L. Narasaiah Pdf

The founding of financial institutions in the developing countries, whose target groups are supposed to be poorer people and, in particular, income-generating micro, small-scale and medium-sized enterprises, originated in the industrialized nations. Soon after Western development policy began in the 1950s and 1960s the donors noted that investment in infrastructure was insufficient to achieve growth. Reflecting on the experiences of Europe, state or mixedenterprise development banks were founded in many developing countries with the support of various donors. The banks were to promote industrialization as a subsituation for imports, as well as farming, housing construction and regional development. Their common feature was that they combined the characteristics of a bank and a public authority. On the one hand, they managed loan holdings and handled payment transactions, and one the other they prompted development by non-repayable grants. Since these functions each followed a very different logic, the banks were required to undertake a difficult tightrope walk.

Author : Effendi, Jaenal
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783863951375

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The role of Islamic microfinance in poverty alleviation and environmental awareness in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia by Effendi, Jaenal Pdf

Microfinance is known to be one of the best tools to combat poverty, and believed to have a positive effect on environmental awareness. This book analyses the impacts of Islamic microfinance on both poverty alleviation and environmental awareness and the variation in its effects between different geographical conditions, as well as how it compares in these respects with conventional microfinance. Islamic microfinance institutions (MFIs) had a more significant impact on poverty alleviation than conventional MFIs, but a low effect on awareness of specific environmental issues. Islamic MFIs were also successful in combating poverty regardless of regional differences, but similarly ineffective in contributing to environmental awareness.

Author : Essam Yassin Mohammed,Zenebe Bashaw Uraguchi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351595124

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Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation by Essam Yassin Mohammed,Zenebe Bashaw Uraguchi Pdf

More than one billion people still live below the poverty line – most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of the numbers of poor and disadvantaged women and men do not have access to financial products and services, such as bank accounts, affordable and suitable loans, and insurance. The key objective of this book is to provide practical case studies of financial inclusion, rather than focus on academic debates such as the ideological basis of promoting microfinance. Using the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals as an overall framing of the issues, it shows how poor and disadvantaged women and men can be bankable if the right facilitation for maximizing opportunities and addressing constraints are in place. Case studies confirm that achieving inclusive and sustainable access to financial products and services goes beyond simply enabling poor and disadvantaged women and men to have access to credit, or the ability to open a bank account. Examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America demonstrate encouraging progress in making microcredit accessible to millions of poor people. The foremost challenge, however, has been to ensure that they have access to, and usage intensity of, suitable and affordable financial products and services that meet the needs of their livelihoods as well as risks and mitigation strategies. This requires understanding that poor and disadvantaged women and men do not exist in isolation from complex and interdependent functions in the financial system, which includes a number of actors, diversified services, constraints (not just symptoms) and capacities and incentives. Overall, the book provides a rich source of examples of how building inclusive financial systems can empower the world's poor – by increasing income and employment opportunities, securing livelihoods and reducing poverty.

Author : Joseph Andrew Taukondyo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Microfinance
ISBN : 999458720X

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The Role of Micro Finance in Poverty Alleviation by Joseph Andrew Taukondyo Pdf