Unit that provides a poverty profile of microentrepreneurs, with data on labor standards, social security, environmental …

and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …

field of microfinance.Abstract: El acceso de la mujer microempresaria a los servicios financieros es clave para sus …

This paper reviews the contribution of agriculture and rural development to poverty reduction by examining the … transformation of five territories in four countries of Asia (Malaysia and People's Republic of China) and Latin America (Brazil and … Peru) that have experienced substantial reductions in poverty. While the four countries fall into three distinct groupings …

This study uses data from Malaysia's Household Income and Expenditure Surveys to quantify the importance of different … factors in accounting for the changes in Malaysia's income distribution between 1984 and 1989 ("Period 1") and between 1989 … factors accounting for rising mean income and falling poverty in the two periods. …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been successful in providing credit to millions of low-income borrowers in groups … examine microfinance interest rates and their determinants in order to understand how these rates might be lowered. Using high …

Using borrower-level data from FINCA, one of Peru's leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), this paper evaluates the …

individual microfinance institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, in hopes of strengthening the microfinance industry and … microfinance industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. …