Showing 1 - 10 of 17
forming self-help groups to mobilize savings and foster social empowerment at the local level is virtually non … social impacts of the formation of self-help groups in India. They find positive impacts on empowerment and nutritional … as non-participants. Female social and economic empowerment in program areas increased irrespective of participation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394178
"Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is scant. Based on two rounds of a 2,400 household panel, the authors use double differences, propensity score matching, and pipeline comparison to assess economic impacts of longer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394180
"The major form of microfinance in India is that based on women's Self Help Groups (SHGs), which are small groups of 10--20 members. These groups collect savings from their members and provide loans to them. However, unlike most accumulating savings and credit associations (ASCAs) found in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522683
Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty line on less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day. Even though Cambodia is a low income country,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555165
economic empowerment in Latin; chapter two is boosting women s labor force participation; chapter three is good gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560576
Cash transfers and digital payments hold promise for women's economic empowerment through their potential to enhance … inclusion more broadly. It is not meant to serve as a comprehensive guide to women's economic empowerment. Instead, the brief … provides short measures focused on key outcomes related to women's economic empowerment as a complement to more in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545121
water use in agriculture and builds food systems that are more resilient in the face of a changing climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015198094
European Union have adopted such different policies toward genetically modified (GM) food. Their results show that when firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522939
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522986
Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising … global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will … impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248403