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Group Norms and the BRAC Village Organization – Enhancing Social Capital Baseline
Qayum, Nayma; Samadder, Mrinmoy; Rahman, Rehnuma - eSocialSciences - 2012
This study used social capital as an organizing framework to capture VO members’ group behaviour, and their current status along programme activities. The study compared the status of intervention VOs with comparison VOs. Data were derived from 728 VO meeting observations and 2445...
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Approaches to Food Security in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Nigeria: Lessons for Developing Countries
Sharma, Pooja; Gulati, Ashok - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper provides a synthesis of the experiences of six countries (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, and Nigeria) in enhancing food security of their population. Approximately 46 per cent of the undernourished people in the world live in these six countries, which together account for 43...
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Determinants of Trade Misinvoicing
Shah, Ajay; Gupta, Abhijit Sen; Patnaik, Ila - eSocialSciences - 2010
Traditional explanations for trade misinvoicing -- high custom duties and weak domestic economies — are less persuasive in a world of high growth emerging markets who have low trade barriers. A 35- country data set over a 26 year span, covering both industrialised and developing...
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What Is the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Banking System in East Asia?
Pomerleano, Michael - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper assesses the condition and outlook of the financial sectors—in particular, the banking sector—in the East Asia region in the aftermath of the current global financial crisis. The risks in the banking systems in East Asia are analyzed using the standard supervisory...
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The Impact of 1998 and 2008 Financial Crises on Profitability of Islamic Banks
AHMAD, NOR HAYATI BT; Noor, MOHAMAD AKBAR NOOR BIN MOHAMAD - eSocialSciences - 2012
The paper investigates the profitability of 78 Islamic banks in 25 countries for the period of 1992-2009. The Fixed Effect Model (FEM) used to analyse profitability shows that profit efficiency is positive and statistically significant with operating expenses against asset, equity, high income...
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Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty Outreach of BDP Ultra Poor Programme
Sulaiman, Munshi; Barua, Proloy - eSocialSciences - 2006
Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of … microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within the existing microfinance … benefit from microfinance services. This study attempts to assess the targeting effectiveness of the BDP ultra poor programme …
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Linking Banks and (Financial) Self Help Groups in India: An Assessment
Kropp, Erhard. W.; Suran, B. S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
A review of the progress and impact of the overall strategy for scaling up the SHG Bank Linkage Programme over the last decade. [Paper presented at the Seminar on SHG-bank Linkage Programme at New Delhi on 25th and 26th November 2002]
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The Micro Financial Sector (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2007: Legislative Brief
Sanyal, Kaushiki - eSocialSciences - 2007
While the Bill promotes the activities of MFOs, there are differing opinions on the cost efficiency of the MFO model. 􀂐 NABARD is designated as the regulator of the micro financial sector. However, its dual role as a key participant in the sector and the regulator could lead to conflict of...
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Using Change Rankings to Understand Poverty Dynamics: Examining the Impact of CFPR/TUP from Community Perspective
Sulaiman, Munshi; Matin, Imran - eSocialSciences - 2006
Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can yield noisy results, overestimating transient poverty and underestimating persistence of poverty, especially for the poorest. In this study, we make use of an approach that relies on community based change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341817
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Microfinance Bill: Too Many Wrinkles
Asher, Mukul; Shankar, Savita - eSocialSciences - 2007
A regulator should promote social entrepreneurship and tap into the considerable expertise existing in the micro-finance … micro-finance services in a sustainable manner. The new bill needs to be reworked to amend its many deficiencies. …
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