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Exploring the long-term impact of development interventions within life-history narratives in rural Bangladesh
Davis, Peter - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
interventions. It then goes on to discuss what was learned about the impact of microfinance, educational transfer, and agricultural … technology development programs from the life-history narratives. The life-history interviews show that microfinance services are … income-generating activity at some time. Microfinance contributed to at least one of the three or four most important causes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505335
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Rural finance for food security for the poor
Zeller, Manfred; Schrieder, Gertrud; von Braun, Joachim; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997
food security and alleviating poverty. They develop a conceptual framework for relating access to financial services to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970636
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Women’s empowerment and nutrition: An evidence review:
van den Bold, Mara; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Gillespie, Stuart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
interventions, and microfinance programs—on women’s empowerment, nutrition, or both. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132692
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Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: Does institutional design matter?:
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse; Rashid, Shahidur; Borzaga, Carlos; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200216
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Assessing the long-term impact of microcredit on rural poverty: Does the timing and length of participation matter?
Berhane, Guush; Gardebroek, Cornelius - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
In recent years, microfinance institutions are seen as beacons of hope to help eradicate poverty through, among others … poverty. However, decades after the introduction of microfinance institutions into many rural areas, there are still questions … as to what extent such long-term benefits are realized. This is because evaluating the long-term impact of microfinance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762096
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Mapping the policy process in Nigeria: Examining linkages between research and policy
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Schiffer, Eva; Johnson, Michael; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
How research can feed into the policy process in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria more specifically, is not very well understood. Yet, this understanding is a critical part of doing effective policy research. This has become especially critical for the International Food Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762151
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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact
Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the … be done. Most microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still small and vulnerable to constraints on their resources and to … some MFIs. The overall goal was to clarify the conditions under which state investment in microfinance programs might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850584
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The triangle of microfinance
Zeller, Manfred; Meyer, Richard L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the … done. Most microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still small and vulnerable to constraints on their resources and to the … overall goal was to clarify the conditions under which state investment in microfinance programs might improve life for poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996863
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Community-driven development and scaling-up of microfinance services
Sharma, Manohar - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This case study examines the scaling-up experiences of two microfinance institutions: the Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997156
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Community-driven development and scaling-up of microfinance services
Sharma, Manohar P. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This case study examines the scaling-up experiences of two microfinance institutions: the Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997331