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Investigating a best practice model of microfinance for poverty alleviation

Toindepi, Joseph - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 4, pp. 346-362

concept evolved far beyond any single philosophical or ideological confinement that there is now need for formal recognition …

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Channels of financial sector development and rural-urban consumption inequality in India

Mehta, Atul; Bhattacharya, Joysankar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1973-1987

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct (microcredit), medium-direct (bank credit), and indirect … (microcredit), medium-direct (bank credit), and indirect (economic growth) effect of FSD on RUCI. Findings FSD is pro-urban in … improved mechanism to target the poor. Originality/value The paper proposes that formal financial services by banks are …

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Financial sustainability of Tanzanian saving and credit cooperatives

Marwa, Nyankomo; Aziakpono, Meshach - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 10, pp. 870-887

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the financial sustainability of Tanzanian saving and credit cooperatives (SACCOs). Design/methodology/approach – The data set used in this study comes from SACCOs’ audited financial reports for the year 2011. The performance was estimated...

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Examining the impact of microfinance on microenterprise performance (implications for women-owned microenterprises in Indonesia)

Atmadja, Adwin Surja; Su, Jen-Je; Sharma, Parmendra - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 10, pp. 962-981

Microcredit for the purposes of enhancing business performance might not necessarily be a good idea, if it is unable to generate … higher returns. As a business develops, the volume of microcredit should be reduced, and replaced by owners’ own savings and …

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Gender and other repayment determinants of microfinancing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Nanayakkara, Gemunu; Stewart, Jenny - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 4, pp. 322-339

Purpose – The repayment performance of microfinancing loans funded by donors amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars is an important issue, because it indicates the effectiveness of utilising these funds to alleviate poverty. The purpose of this paper is to develop models to predict the...

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Economic risk analysis of alternative farming systems for smallholder farmers in central and north-east Thailand

Aditto, Satit; Gan, Christopher; Nartea, Gilbert - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 4, pp. 294-320

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate farmers’ risk aversion using the equally likely certainty equivalent approach and the negative exponential utility function to identify risk preference classification. Design/methodology/approach – Stochastic efficiency with respect to...

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Interaction and higher order effects of factors affecting the performance of microfinancing institutions

Nanayakkara, Gemunu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 7, pp. 900-920

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the factors that affect the “performance” of microfinancing institutions (MFIs) around the world and to further analyse the interaction and higher order effects of these factors on the performance. Although MFIs can have various objectives from a...

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Sustainability index of micro finance institutions (MFIs) and contributory factors

Bhanot, Disha; Bapat, Varadraj - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 4, pp. 387-403

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the sustainability of micro finance institutions (MFIs) in a holistic manner. The idea is to create an index of sustainability for MFIs which includes financial and outreach aspects of sustainability. Further, it also discerns the factors...

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Microfinance and credit to the ultra poor

Kusum Mukherjee, Arghya - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 10, pp. 975-993

several measures, but did not succeed to a significant extent. This paper has shown that the microcredit has become accessible …

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Social attitudes and the gender pay gap in the USA in recent years

Srinivas, Sumati - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) April, pp. 268-275

Purpose – Although the labor force participation rates for women in the USA have steadily risen during the last three decades, the gender pay gap has not decreased significantly since 1992. In fact, there is evidence that it actually widened during the 1990s. This paper seeks to present a...

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