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Commercial Microfinance : A Strategy to Reach the Poor?
Perera, Dinuja - 2014
model of microfinance commercialization that has used as a strategy to reach the poor. In order to answer the main research … bank in Sri Lanka, the “Hatton National Bank.” This study was based on commercialization debate areas; trade-off between … sustainability and outreach, financial performances and impact on clients. The findings reveal that commercialization of microfinance …
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$1.90 per day : what does it say?
Reddy, Sanjay; Lahoti, Rahul - 2015
The World Bank’s global poverty estimates suffer from deep-seated problems arising from a single source, the lack of a standard for identifying who is poor and who is not that is consistent and meaningful. The new choice of an international poverty line of $1.90 (2011 PPP) does not in any way...
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Levels and trends in absolute poverty in the world : what we know and what we don't
Klasen, Stephan - 2009
This paper critically reviews the recent changes to the Global Poverty numbers generated by the World Bank in 2008. While they have little impact on observed poverty trends and while there are good reasons to believe that the previous numbers were on weak foundations, the new numbers on levels...
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Inclusive operations at the base of the pyramid : sustainable value creation for mitigating social exclusion
Arlinghaus, Julia C.; Rosca, Eugenia - In: Logistics research 12 (2019) 1, pp. 1-15
Literature on inclusive production, logistics and sustainable supply chain models and good practices for BOP markets is sparse. This paper reports results of a cross-case study on supply chains in base-ofthe- pyramid (BOP) societies. Inclusive procurement, production and distribution activities...
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Towards poverty alleviation for the base of pyramid : social business model in urban low-cost housings
Berawi, Mohammed Ali; Miraj, Perdana - In: Business, mangagement and economics engineering : BMEE 21 (2023) 1, pp. 169-189
Purpose - this study investigates alternative a small-scale social business model that potentially generate sustainable income for households at the base of the pyramid. A comparison of two low-cost housings that have a different geographical condition and local characteristics is examined....
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Knowledge changes fate : can financial literacy advance poverty reduction in rural households?
Xu, Shulin; Yang, Zhen; Tong, Zefeng; Li, Yunfeng - In: The Singapore economic review 68 (2023) 4, pp. 1147-1182
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Armutsbekämpfung durch Reduktion von Korruption : eine Rolle für Unternehmen?
Beckmann, Klaus; Gerrits, Carsten - 2008
We consider an argument that it might be helpful to combat poverty in developing countries indirectly by enlisting firms‘ help (as corporate citizens) in reducing corruption. It turns out that this argument crucially depends on a fair number of presmises, including (a) a common interest of...
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Challenges in marketing socially useful goods to the poor
Garrette, Bernard; Karnani, Aneel Gobindram - 2009
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Financial Inclusion - A Tool to Uplift People at ‘Bottom of Pyramid’ (BOP)
Vashisht, Anubha - 2018
. Financial Inclusion includes credit facilities, financial awareness, and knowledge about banking facilities and most importantly …
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Socially Inclusive Networks for Building BOP Markets
Reficco, Ezequiel A. - 2010
The idea that business can play a role in alleviating poverty has caught the imagination of academics and practitioners alike. An emerging consensus points to the critical importance of partnerships in market initiatives addressed to the base of the pyramid (BOP). But despite the calls for cross...
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