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Microfinance has, by now, reached a total of over 60% of all poor households of Bangladesh, and 37% of all households (World Bank, 2005). There are, however some controversies relating to the indebtedness for the microfinance receivers and the contribution of microfinance in their socioeconomic...
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In this paper, the foundational rules governing human, economic and financial development in Islam, as understood from … development as the basis of institutional structure, which in turn, underpin the path of economic and social progress. The … essential elements in the life of a Muslim—the unity of creation, freedom and freedom of choice, economic and human development …
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Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...
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Access to finance is critical to successful development in Africa. This paper presents recent trends in various aspects … of development finance and provides a critical assessment of the costs of meeting the Millennium Development Goals in the …
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The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
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The paper provides the overview of the ideas on the sources of finance for development which were widely discussed by … international community before the crisis in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. This set of ideas remains the …
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is affected by the financial infrastructural development indicators? We find evidence in favor of a short run “financial … infrastructure led economic growth”. Finance is found to be a leading sector only in the short-term link in Granger causality tests …
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, which focuses on how democracy, polity and autocracy affect financial development dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity … in the following. (1) Authoritarian regimes have a higher propensity to effect policies that favor the development of … but less significant effects in comparison with autocracy on policies towards financial development. (2) Christian …
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Financial development indicators are often applied to countries/regions without taking into account specific financial … development realities. Financial depth in the perspective of monetary base is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development … context. This paper introduces complementary indicators to the existing Financial Development and Structure Database (FDSD …
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reoriented the economy away from its traditional reliance on minerals and energy, mineral-related sectors and finance; rather it …
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